Author Archives: Pete

Visiting relatives this week and my first stop will have no WiFi and very little G3. Posting will be light for a few days. Talk amongst yourselves (not that I need to tell some of you that). …. Bleg for … Continue reading →

One of the entrenched problems of the drug war is there are so many pots of money and power that can be tapped that too many people have a shot of getting some for themselves. Senator Jim Webb is greatly … Continue reading →

Copenhagen votes to legalise marijuana Marijuana could soon be legalised in Copenhagen, after the city voted overwhelmingly in favour of a scheme that would see the drug sold through a network of state-run shops and cafes. The scheme, if approved … Continue reading →

I’ve had a life-long dream of going into space. I was at the launch of Apollo 13 and voraciously read science fiction since I was a young boy. I always thought the shuttle program missed a golden opportunity to help … Continue reading →

… or why you should be. Woman Gets Jail For Food-Stamp Fraud; Wall Street Fraudsters Get Bailouts by Matt Taibbi Here’s another thing that boggles my mind: You get busted for drugs in this country, and it turns out you … Continue reading →

It seems clear that in the upcoming election, siding with Calderon’s all-out drug war isn’t going to be politically popular. And now the main leftist rival has specifically distanced himself in this area. But the whole mess can be cleared … Continue reading →

At The National Interest: Re-Framing Drug Violence If there’s a fire in your kitchen, the temptation is to throw water on it—but not if it’s a grease fire. In a similar vein, the U.S. government’s get-tough approach to drugs is … Continue reading →

Schoolchildren sign police car at assembly SHRINK-WRAPPED CAR The final touch in the preparations for Drug Awareness Week was wrapping Clarke’s police car in red vinyl. After students make the pledge, they go out to the car to sign it. … Continue reading →

In addition to admiring Glenn Greenwald’s powerful writing in opposition to authoritarian trends in government, politics and media, I now have reason to be extremely jealous of him. For years, I used to dream of the notion of being able … Continue reading →

CNN The “Just Say No” generation was often told by parents and teachers that intelligent people didn’t use drugs. Turns out, the adults may have been wrong. […] Researchers discovered men with high childhood IQs were up to two times … Continue reading →