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Radley Balko’s been covering the case of Derek Copp, a Grand Rapids student who was shot in the chest by a cop during a drug raid. The police still won’t release whether any drugs were found or, as Radley puts … Continue reading →

It’s something we hear quite often, but of course it just isn’t true. For more than five years, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Lt. Barbara Ferguson has been helping the men and women of the department protect the public. But instead … Continue reading →

I saw Martha Clarke’s Garden of Earthly Delights last night at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Stunning. Now I’m off to take my train trip home and will be out of touch until Sunday night. “bullet” Rob Kampia will be appearing … Continue reading →

Glenn has been a strong supporter of drug policy reform for some time, and I even helped write a guest post on reform at his site several years ago. But he’s had a lot of other things on his plate … Continue reading →

This was a last minute deal no advance notice to speak of… Here’s a transcript of Friday night’s debate between Ron Paul and Stephen Baldwin on legalization.

So I was looking out the window at one point last night and saw a guy walk by, and I exclaimed “Hey, there’s a guy walking by with a cat on his head!” and the person I was talking to, … Continue reading →

Thanks to daksya in comments for the head up. Noon today, Eastern time, on CNN Mark Kleiman will be debating somebody from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition on drug legalization. Mark has already charted the course of the debate, including what … Continue reading →

Made it to New York. The train ride was long, but quite enjoyable. It’s actually kind of nice to be out of touch for a while every now and then — the problem is when you get a chance to … Continue reading →

“bullet” I found this article fascinating. I’m pretty sure I’m reading it right, but check it out yourself. I believe that the author is referring to drug policy reform groups as anti-crime groups. Which is absolutely correct, of course, since … Continue reading →

People often talk about the drug war being a failure, and, in fact, three quarters of the voting public believe the drug war is a failure. I’ve said it myself. But it’s really not a good description, and calling it … Continue reading →