Author Archives: Pete Guither

The Battle for the Hearts and… Urine of Today’s Youth

The Drug Czar is taking his Pee-in-a-Cup circus on the road to convince educators to spend taxpayer money on drug testing kids (and the first event is Thursday!) If he isn’t countered, his message may seem logical to school districts … Continue reading

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Maine officials explode from hyperbole

All the Maine news outlets are covering the fact that, while final facts are not yet available, 2005 will be the year to see drug deaths exceed motor vehicle deaths. Politicians were quick to explode with wrath: Link Gov. John … Continue reading

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Mary-Louise Parker wins Golden Globe

… for Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy Series, for her role as a suburban housewive making ends meet by dealing pot, in Showtime’s ‘Weeds‘, which has been picked up for a second season. Not a huge … Continue reading

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Morality and Lawmaking

I was strolling through the blogosphere looking at drug war-related posts and I stumbled across a blog by Ron Gainey (WRONGAINEY) and yesterday’s post about Risk, Reward, and Paternalism. In it, he quotes an unlinked statement from his friend Daniel … Continue reading

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Odd definition for ‘Beyond Resonable Doubt’

Link A Wyoming man was arrested for selling “drug paraphernalia” in his store, but a jury acquitted him in just 30 minutes of deliberation, something that didn’t set well with the Police Chief. But Police Chief Rich Adriaens worries that … Continue reading

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Economics 101

Look, I took Economics in college at 8 am from a professor who droned in a monotone for 55 minutes. Needless to say, I mostly slept through it. And yet, I still was able to come out of it with … Continue reading

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ONDCP’s First Full Podcast, Featuring…

… Al Roker. That’s right — the Drug Czar’s office has stepped up to the plate and shown off their command of new technology by interviewing a weatherman. Maybe they decided that they wanted to start off with an authority, … Continue reading

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Alito, strip searching children, and understanding rights

As I’ve indicated before, I am strongly opposed to putting Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, primarily because of his track record for being pro-government on criminal justice issues, and deferring to the executive branch when it comes to government … Continue reading

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Some Bad Advice for Republicans

I’ve never quite figured out Dick Morris. He comes off to me as a sleazy political opportunist, yet there are people in Washington who listen to him. In his OpEd America is shifting leftward published in The Hill, he gives … Continue reading

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NFL’s Buzzkill: No Beer at Giants Stadium

Fun OpEd by NORML’S Paul Armentano in today’s Washington Examiner Following a string of violent incidents – including a pair of stabbings – between rowdy football fans during the team’s previous games, Giants Stadium officials made the bold move to … Continue reading

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