The Drug Policy Alliance has produced an amazing essay on the current state of the War on Drugs, and it’s remarkable just how flimsy the theoretical basis of this delusion is. Ethan Nadelmann concisely obliterates six popular Drug War propaganda lines:
“The Global War on Drugs can Be Won”
“We Can Reduce the Demand for Drugs”
“Reducing the [...]
First, please note this clever list, with the understanding that as each point describes how one votes at a primary, it also provides a reason why you ought to vote in a primary. For Dem’s, this includes the privilege of voting for Dennis Kucinich.
Several solutions have been offered for dealing with the escalating battle between the states in [...]
Scott Henson at Grits for Breakfast has repeated his cry of woe that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will remain in Republican hands — simply for lack of any Democratic candidates signing up for the contest. I’m baffled whenever there is an uncontested contest during a major, presidential election year. How could such major [...]
I have been philosophically opposed to prisons for several years. Although I have made a few blog posts on the idea and have tossed it between a few friends, I haven’t really done anything about this opposition.
A few weeks ago, pointed out a blog that highlights criminal justice in Texas: Grits for Breakfast is [...]