Author Archives: Pete Guither

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Several people have pointed me to a disturbing article in the Washington Post — The Private Arm of the Law — about the proliferation of private security forces and their use by police departments. With the sleeve patch on his … Continue reading →

Over at his blog, Matthew Yglesias really comes up with a bizarre post: I guess this is something liberals and libertarians are supposed to agree about, but I consistently find it bizarre that there are some people who seem to … Continue reading →

Quote of the day from new Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes: Drug enforcement is another area Hughes plans to invest a lot of resources in. He says, “The drug war is a war we’ll never win and it’s time to … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar’s “blog” (yes, I went there again and I’m giving them yet another link to increase their stats…) excitedly lists some names: Congratulations to the newest members of the President’s Drug Free Communities Support Program Advisory Commission! Ooh, … Continue reading →

The media seems to have just figured out that Obama used cocaine when he was young. Catch up, folks. That’s old news. The issue is whether Obama, as an elected official, will act to deny other youths the opportunities he … Continue reading →

Over at Blame the Drug War, Tanya has an interesting post that takes me to task for part of my FAQ page, where I am somewhat unsympathetic to drug dealers. She’s got a point — one that’s been raised with … Continue reading →

Via The Drug Update, Mike Males has an OpEd in tomorrow’s New York Times: This Is Your Brain on Drugs, Dad. Males is extremely critical of the ONDCP’s reliance on teenage self-surveys as a means of getting a picture of … Continue reading →

They just can’t talk about anything without distorting it. Once again, the Drug Czar’s “blog” in its 2006 in Review: The Drug Problem Gets Smaller post uses traffic figures that no self-respecting blog would use. ONDCP would like to thank … Continue reading →

It’s available for pre-order now, and I’m definitely looking forward to it: Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy by Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. … Continue reading →