Author Archives: Pete Guither

“bullet” The New York Times editorial that I mentioned last week has generated some Letters to the Editor. Califano’s letter is so… Califano — he just can’t stop himself from making up bizarre statistics. “bullet” Clarence Page phones in a … Continue reading →

Must-see TV: The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez – an award-winning documentary on PBS’s P.O.V., directed by Kieran Fitzgerald and narrated by Tommy Lee Jones. Check your local listings for exact time and date, but it will be running beginning tomorrow … Continue reading →

Driver arrested with $5 million in pot 104 pounds of pot, which police estimated to have a street value of $4.7 million. According to my rough math, that’s over $45,000 a pound or $2,824.52 per ounce. That makes it about … Continue reading →

A must read in the Los Angeles Times today, by David W. Fleming and James P. Gray Is anyone actually benefiting from this war? Six groups come to mind. The first group are the drug lords in nations such as … Continue reading →

“bullet” The U.S. Government is so sure that there’s no such thing as medical marijuana, they decided to patent it. “bullet” Drug Czar’s Office Admits that Drug Enforcement Can’t Be Proven to Work from Scott Morgan. “bullet” Idiot of the … Continue reading →

Regular readers know that I try my best to be civil, to be patient, to be reasoned. Yet there are times when such… patience seems no longer viable. What I have to share with you now is dangerous. There are … Continue reading →

“Drugs is a big, big problem in America.” – John McCain Ah yes, finally, some clear, decisive, rational thoughts about drug policy. I guess I can hang up my blogging cap now — with astute leaders like that, we no … Continue reading →

The New York Times editorial today: Not Winning the War on Drugs John Walters, the White House drug czar, declared earlier this year that ‹courageous and effectiveŠ counternarcotics efforts in Colombia and Mexico ‹are disrupting the production and flow of … Continue reading →

DEA Marks 35th Anniversary The Drug Enforcement Administration was created 35 years ago on this date by President Richard Nixon, who through an Executive Order established a single unified command to combat “an all-out global war on the drug menace.” … Continue reading →

“bullet” Los Angeles Times Editorial compares our efforts on the drug war to taking on “The Incredible Hulk” In the grand scheme of hit movie plotting, it makes sense that the Hulk isn’t easy to kill — his indestructibility sets … Continue reading →