Author Archives: Pete Guither

Dahlia Lithwick at Slate has The Bill of Wrongs — The 10 most outrageous civil liberties violations of 2006. While it’s a good read and certainly contains some outrageous violations, it’s a bit disconcerting to see such a list with … Continue reading →

Senator son of slain Colombian cartel fighter proposes drug legalization BOGOTA, Colombia: A Colombian senator and son of a presidential candidate assassinated by deceased drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has called for a congressional debate on the taboo subject of drug … Continue reading →

From Resolutions for Sacramento in 2007: New Year’s resolution: California’s law enforcement should stop letting the “drug war” skew the criminals it targets, and redirect resources to capturing violent felons. Tax-funded police resources should be used in protecting law-abiding citizens … Continue reading →

What’s going on in your world? How are your holidays? Have you talked to your friends and family about the drug war?

Still on the road and I haven’t had time to read it all yet, but this seems interesting. This LA Times article gives Mark Kleiman an orgasm, but fails to impress Alex. Read them and tell me what you think. … Continue reading →

I’m going out of town to visit relatives over the next week or so, and I’ll be blogging sporadically as I have time and an internet connection. One of the things I’m looking forward to is filling in my mom … Continue reading →

thehim has a special Drug War Roundup — Remembering Mr. X at Daily Kos. A must read.

There have been all sorts of interesting things going on and flying around the blogosphere. Here’s a few to keep you busy. “bullet” Let’s start with something light at Unconfirmed Sources: Mexican Troops Killed Fighting Hybrid Marijuana Plant [Thanks, Jay]. … Continue reading →

For some reason, I just can’t get too excited about the release of the new Monitoring the Future data. “bullet” The Drug Czar is all agog at the “dramatic declines in teen drug use” except, of course, for the increase … Continue reading →

It doesn’t happen that often here, unfortunately, but I’m actually noting that a prosecuting attorney is doing the right thing. A cancellation of a proposed demonstation and locker search using drug dogs at Luther L. Wright High School has school … Continue reading →