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This could be very good news. President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton spoke to State Department employees this afternoon, and they announced that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke has been named “special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.” [Clinton:] Ambassador Holbrooke will … Continue reading →

Marijuana, Inc. is on tonight on CNBC at 9 pm and 1 am Eastern (8 pm/midnight Central) While it may not be traded on Wall Street any time soon, marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC’s Trish Regan goes … Continue reading →

Would the government try to make coffee illegal if you made it sound scary? Check out this video of how to create freebase caffeine. This Swiftian modest proposal is a fascinating intellectual exercise. Essentially, his challenge to policymakers is this: … Continue reading →

As Scott says, there are certain things that it’s just nice to actually see in print at a site with a whitehouse.gov domain, such as: President Obama and Vice President Biden believe the disparity between sentencing crack and powder-based cocaine … Continue reading →

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Youth Inaugural Ball Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video Wyatt Cenac: “The nerds go into politics and they stick it to the … Continue reading →

In the February 2009 issue of Playboy (not available online, sorry), I found an interest/depressing feature article: “The Drug Coast” by Christian Parenti. It’s about Guinea-Bissau, a country in Western Africa that I must admit I barely knew existed. It’s … Continue reading →

… and complete sentences. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a … Continue reading →

Bye. A special few of those propaganda distributors who won’t be missed (including some who have been gone awhile): : Scott Burns, former Deputy Director, ONDCP Andrea Barthwell, former Deputy Director, ONDCP “Dr.” David Murray, former Policy Analyst, ONDCP Bertha … Continue reading →

As his last act as President, George W. Bush commuted the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean. Ramos and Compean are serving 11- and 12-year prison terms, respectively, for the Feb. 17, 2005, incident near Fabens, Texas. After … Continue reading →

This is from a while ago, but seeing it today over at Radley’s place, I thought it was something important to watch if you haven’t already.