Author Archives: Pete

Welcome to all those who attended my presentation tonight sponsored by the Illinois State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. It was a huge crowd and quite attentive and interested. Quite a few political science students attending. I suggested … Continue reading →

There was a time when Peter Bensinger could spout his false drug-war propaganda points and the mmedia would print them — particularly in his home state of Illinois. After all, he used to be head of the DEA. So it’s … Continue reading →

Tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 6:30 pm: Prohibition in 2013: Liberty and the War on Drugs. I will be talking about a wide range of issues regarding the War on Drugs’ assault on Liberty, followed by a Q and A period. … Continue reading →

I remember back in the 80’s when going to the East Village (St. Mark’s Place) was this incredible experience — the people, the shops, so… radical and edgy. And then… in 1988, the Gap moved in at the corner of … Continue reading →

Brought to you by Cliff Kincaide, with guest stars Calvina L. Fay, and Dr. Paul R. Chabot, complete with anti-Soros messages and calls for tougher laws against cannabis. Narco-Nation Comes to Colorado Notice the lack of quotes from Kevin Sabet. … Continue reading →

An interview with the new Dread Pirate Roberts: You will hunt me — but first ask yourselves is it worth it? Taking me down will not affect Silk Road — back-ups have already been distributed and this entire infrastructure can be redeployed elsewhere in … Continue reading →

One of the desperate measures taken by prohibitionists was the attempt to get liberal environmentalists on their side by talking about the destruction of public lands and use of toxic chemicals in illegal marijuana grows, etc. This meme was pushed … Continue reading →

Radley Balko has a disturbing piece about the recent horrific anal probe case in New Mexico: Anal Probes And The Drug War: A Look At The Ethical And Legal Issues Oddly, according to constitutional scholars and medical ethicists I’ve consulted, … Continue reading →

There’s an interesting, though completely fatally flawed OpEd in the Detroit News by former federal prosecutor Mark Osler: Drug policy: Moral crusade or business problem? At the root of this failure is a simple error: We have treated narcotics as … Continue reading →

I don’t usually post links to stories for which I am only able to read the teaser and the rest is behind a subscription paywall, but… I just couldn’t resist this opening, where Patrick Radden Keefe of the New Yorker … Continue reading →