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Comedian John Fugelsang, host of ACLU Freedom Files: Drug Wars, writing over at Daily Kos Because what I learned from the bible as a child was that Jesus was a radical nonviolent revolutionary; a man who hung around with lepers, … Continue reading →

Link Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), an organization of current and former members of law enforcement who believe the war on drugs has failed, will hold an event, “Law Enforcement Indicts the War of Drugs” on Thursday, July 27 from … Continue reading →

Growing up in Chicago, I have many fond memories of the Museum of Science and Industry. I spent so many hours in that place that I have as much sense memory of parts of it as I do the house … Continue reading →

I wasn’t even going to dignify this Guy W. Farmer piece of crap with a post. Besides, thehim and others have already ripped it to shreds. But then comes the drug czar’s “blog” Pushing Back, with this bizarre post… Nevada … Continue reading →

Radley Balko’s long-awaited white paper has been released today. You can read it for free as a downloadable 1.6 MB pdf at the CATO Institute, or purchase “the slick bound copy” at the bookstore for just $10. (the CATO bookstore … Continue reading →

This is just from a little mental goofing-off, but I got to thinking about using fire as an analogy for drug use and the drug war. Like fire, drug use can be very beneficial or it can be harmful, depending … Continue reading →

… and stuff that fell through the cracks. “bullet” Heroin injecting room wildly popular with neighbors (Australia) Nearly three-quarters of local residents and businesses support the heroin injecting center at Kings Cross, reporting a significant decrease in public drug use … Continue reading →

With all the problems we’re having in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, and with our soldiers’ lives at risk, it’s disheartening to see such a complete lack of command competence. The issue this time? US troops and … Continue reading →

Check out the end of this post of mine from yesterday, and compare it to this post from the Drug Czar today. Same exact quoted material. The difference? The readers of my blog can get a chuckle out of the … Continue reading →

The ACLU Freedom Files: Drug Wars will air tomorrow (Saturday, July 15) at noon (Eastern and Pacific) on Court TV. Here’s the line-up for the program: Racist Drug Raids: The “War on Drugs” costs taxpayers more than 50 billion dollars … Continue reading →