Monthly Archives: January 2011

F. James Sensenbrenner. Sensenbrenner Named House Crime Subcommittee Chair Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, will be the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism, and homeland security. Sensenbrenner, 67, is a former chairman of the … Continue reading →

Perhaps the police officers in 20 cruisers from Gatineau and Surete du Quebec in Canada have heard the term “skunk” being used to refer to potent marijuana in the U.K. (or, formerly, crappy marijuana in the U.S.). But the truth … Continue reading →

I knew this was coming. Only a matter of when. David Frum: After horrific shootings, we hear calls for stricter regulation of guns. The Tucson shooting should remind us why we regulate marijuana. Jared Lee Loughner, the man held as … Continue reading →

Nice People Take Drugs by Tony Newman in Huffington Post. We have to learn how to live with drugs, because they aren’t going anywhere. Drugs have been around for thousands of years and will be here for thousands more. We … Continue reading →

This looks interesting. A series of 8 concerts in Canada, the US and Europe will feature major artists who support ending the war on drugs. During the concerts there will be intermittent videos and images that show the real victims … Continue reading →

Looks like we may unfortunately have a new one to add to the Drug War Victims page. Radley Balko has been covering the Framingham, Massachussetts botched raid here and here. If this case plays out like most of those before … Continue reading →

One of the worst Supreme Court decisions of recent years was Caballes v. Illinois, where Justice Stevens wrote for the majority that merely having a dog accuse you was enough to justify a 4th Amendment search with no other suspicion … Continue reading →

The roots of the fiasco. John Sinclair takes a look at how we got to where we are today. “An open and honest discussion” would lead first to an examination of what the War on Drugs is all about: Why … Continue reading →

…as presented by Keith Humphreys at The Reality-Based Community (where “reality” is apparently protean) in The Mexican Crime Cartels Keith is concerned by the violence in Mexico, but completely fails to understand it. 1. The violence has become to some … Continue reading →

Some photos from my trip, including the Rockies in Colorado, Colorado National Monument, Arches National Park, and Southern Utah. I’m in Phoenix now for a couple of days and then will be heading back home through New Mexico.