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Everybody Hates Drug Dealers?

Over at Blame the Drug War, Tanya has an interesting post that takes me to task for part of my FAQ page, where I am somewhat unsympathetic to drug dealers. She’s got a point — one that’s been raised with … Continue reading

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Times OpEd slams Monitoring the Future

Via The Drug Update, Mike Males has an OpEd in tomorrow’s New York Times: This Is Your Brain on Drugs, Dad. Males is extremely critical of the ONDCP’s reliance on teenage self-surveys as a means of getting a picture of … Continue reading

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speaking of Drug Czar statistics…

They just can’t talk about anything without distorting it. Once again, the Drug Czar’s “blog” in its 2006 in Review: The Drug Problem Gets Smaller post uses traffic figures that no self-respecting blog would use. ONDCP would like to thank … Continue reading

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A new book for the new year

It’s available for pre-order now, and I’m definitely looking forward to it: Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy by Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. … Continue reading

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Be outraged.

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

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More problems for the U.S. drug war in Latin America

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

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New Year’s Resolution

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

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Open Thread

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

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Enlighten Me

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

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Happy Holidays

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

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