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Link President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his government may ask the United States to extradite U.S. religious broadcaster Pat Robertson to Venezuela for suggesting American agents should kill him. [Note: Robertson made the threat after Chavez kicked out the … Continue reading →

Shorter Mark A.R. Kleiman Jack Shafer is dangerous and wrong, and I’m going to prove it by completely agreeing with every point that he makes. How bizarre. Jack Shafer says that crack was a problem and that meth is a … Continue reading →

Well, I just finished my six-weekend run of my show in Chicago. Was pretty busy over the past couple of days with strike and everything. Looks like a lot of interesting stuff happened in the past two days. “bullet” Grits … Continue reading →

At New Haven Register: Family wants answers after man’s death in SWAT raid Since his 23-year-old son, Anthony, was laid to rest Aug. 13, Andrew Diotaiuto has returned repeatedly to his grave at North Haven’s All Saints Cemetery. He sometimes … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes Reefer Madness in the 8th Circuit by Doug Berman. The defendant in Chauncey, as a result of a criminal history leading to his classification as a career offender, received a sentence of 100 months after being convicted … Continue reading →

The Provo Daily Herald discusses the permit issue for the attacked Utah rave. Why it took until today for this detail in reporting to be achieved is beyond me. While the debate rages over the level of force police used … Continue reading →

Somebody put these DEA and SWAT guys away somewhere. Please. For the safety of Americans. SWAT team raids wrong home: State Police and DEA agents frighten residents and tear up house A State Police SWAT team and a swarm of … Continue reading →

In Thursday’s Washington Times: Colombia helps Afghanistan wage drug war Illinois’ Henry Hyde, idiot and Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, got this bright idea: Colombia has done so well with its drug war, why not have them tell … Continue reading →

Today’s New York Times article: Profiling Report Leads to a Demotion is interesting in that it describes a process that has become amazingly typical in government use of data (particularly as it relates to the drug war). Amid all the … Continue reading →

Via Libby at Last One Speaks, I discover that there is a new blog with the title: Notes on the MAPS/Craker/DEA hearing concerning the establishment of a pilot medical marijuana production facility at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst Rick Doblin … Continue reading →