Author Archives: Pete

On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled: “ONDCP’s Fiscal year 2011 National Drug Control Budget: Are We Still Funding a War on Drugs?” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in room … Continue reading →

When Congress needs to know the background on a particular issue — the history, the arguments on both sides, the facts — they turn to the Congressional Research Service. CRS reports are issued on a fairly constant basis on a … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of talk about Justice Stevens’ imminent departure from the Supreme Court, including some folks that seem to remember him as a champion of civil liberties. I’ll admit that at one point, I felt quite strongly about … Continue reading →

Every now and then, it’s fun to check the logs and see whence some of my visitors hail. Today was a good day. It appears that we’re getting closer to the confirmation hearings of Michele Leonhart for Administrator of the … Continue reading →

MPP’s Steve Fox does a pretty good job on the O’Reilly Factor with Laura Ingraham Ingraham: We still don’t really know, do we, long term effects of pot use except we do know head and throat cancers… Fox: [shakes his … Continue reading →

The ONDCP has shut down its old blog — PushingBack.com — and replaced it with ofSubstance.gov. The ONDCP’s Aya Collins explains the change in So, What’s in a Name? After reading it, I still have no idea what the change … Continue reading →

Politifact also caught the drug czar playing loose with the drugged driving statistics. The quote they caught on C-Span was a less egregious one than Director Kerlikowske has used other places, but it’s still good to see that others are … Continue reading →

DEA Official Announces Successful Drug Bust On Son's Room Go to the Onion site to watch the video. The flash implementation by The Onion has been freezing up certain browsers, so I’ve taken it off this post.

After Steve Chapman had his outstanding OpEd in the Chicago Tribune: An unconventional cure for Mexico’s drug violence, former DEA administrator emerged to pen this letter to the Tribune: Fighting for health and safety In it, he basically tosses out … Continue reading →

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother … Continue reading →