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A couple of editorials in my morning reading caught my attention. One good, one bad. “bullet” A good one from the Colorado Spring Gazette, also published in the Sedalia (MO) Democrat The article talks about the border violence near Nueva … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes this article at the BBC. The Institute of Psychiatry has identified a gene variant that may increase the likelihood of dependence on cocaine. This is not a particular surprise to me. There’s always been some evidence that … Continue reading →

On Thursday, Congress reauthorized the Office of National Drug Control Policy. These are the principled members of Congress who voted against: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Rep. Maxine Waters … Continue reading →

Mike Krause, veteran of the Coast Guard, and director of the Justice Policy Initiative, writes in the Denver Post: Drug war trumps port safety The top objective of the U.S. Coast Guard’s anti-terrorism strategy is to protect what’s called the … Continue reading →

Link Condoleezza Rice and Bolivian President Evo Morales met to discuss the drug war. Now, you might think that this would be a big thing — after all, there are huge differences in policy. U.S. pushes for complete eradictaion, Morales … Continue reading →

If you haven’t voted yet, here’s where you can vote for Drug WarRant for Single Issue Blog (just leave the name in the comments). Or vote for one of the other fine blogs, like TalkLeft or Grits for Breakfast. If … Continue reading →

In Williamsburg, Vermont, a random drug testing proposal had almost been passed by the school board and was held up when it was discovered that some people opposed the idea. So they had a spirited discussion from people on both … Continue reading →

I mentioned Willis’ idotic comments earlier. Colombia’s ambassador in Washington has responded and also: President Alvaro Uribe, whose hot temper is famous in Colombia, last week called the actor arrogant and ignorant and said his comments were “a shock to … Continue reading →

Ecstasy causes depression in laboratory pigs As if being a laboratory pig wasn’t depressing. So I had a chat with Porky, recently released, about his experiments with ecstasy. “It’s not that the E was so bad,” he said. “It was … Continue reading →

At the Huffington Post, Maia Szalavitz writes In defense of John Tierney This week’s New Republic Online trashes John Tierney for being “boring” and “utterly predictable” because of his libertarian politics. It bemoans the fact that he has done seven … Continue reading →