Monthly Archives: January 2009

Marijuana, Inc. is on tonight on CNBC at 9 pm and 1 am Eastern (8 pm/midnight Central) While it may not be traded on Wall Street any time soon, marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC’s Trish Regan goes … Continue reading →

Would the government try to make coffee illegal if you made it sound scary? Check out this video of how to create freebase caffeine. This Swiftian modest proposal is a fascinating intellectual exercise. Essentially, his challenge to policymakers is this: … Continue reading →

As Scott says, there are certain things that it’s just nice to actually see in print at a site with a whitehouse.gov domain, such as: President Obama and Vice President Biden believe the disparity between sentencing crack and powder-based cocaine … Continue reading →

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Youth Inaugural Ball Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video Wyatt Cenac: “The nerds go into politics and they stick it to the … Continue reading →

In the February 2009 issue of Playboy (not available online, sorry), I found an interest/depressing feature article: “The Drug Coast” by Christian Parenti. It’s about Guinea-Bissau, a country in Western Africa that I must admit I barely knew existed. It’s … Continue reading →

… and complete sentences. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a … Continue reading →

Bye. A special few of those propaganda distributors who won’t be missed (including some who have been gone awhile): : Scott Burns, former Deputy Director, ONDCP Andrea Barthwell, former Deputy Director, ONDCP “Dr.” David Murray, former Policy Analyst, ONDCP Bertha … Continue reading →

As his last act as President, George W. Bush commuted the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean. Ramos and Compean are serving 11- and 12-year prison terms, respectively, for the Feb. 17, 2005, incident near Fabens, Texas. After … Continue reading →

This is from a while ago, but seeing it today over at Radley’s place, I thought it was something important to watch if you haven’t already.

Alabama MONTGOMERY – State prisons aren’t likely to receive a budget increase for the next budget year, so state prison Commissioner Richard Allen said Thursday he saw no reason Thursday to mention a dollar figure during legislative budget hearings. […] … Continue reading →