A policy that does far more harm than good. "For every complex problem," H.L. Mencken wrote, "there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong." That is especially true of drug abuse and addiction. Indeed, the problem is so complex that it has produced not just one clear, simple, wrong solution but two: the "drug war" (prohibition plus massive, ... MORE
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Kleiman/Caulkins/Hawken: Rethinking The War On Drugs
A policy that does far more harm than good. "For every complex problem," H.L. Mencken wrote, "there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong." That is especially true of drug abuse and addiction. Indeed, the problem is so complex that it has produced not just one clear, simple, wrong solution but two: the "drug war" (prohibition plus massive, ... MOREMike Riggs: 4 Industries Getting Rich Off The Drug War
Those who are profiting from "crime." In a 2011 interview, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that legalization is “not likely to work” because “there is just too much money in it.” Clinton was talking about cartels, but the same holds true for the legal industries that owe their profit margins, market shares, and—in some cases—very existence to the war on drugs. ... MOREGene Healy: Busybodies Of The World, Unite!
Nannies seeking to deny you pleasure for your own good. A smoke, a drink, and maybe a bag of chips in the privacy of your own home—they're the guilty pleasures of life for many of us. But it's increasingly hard to escape those who want to deny them to you—for your own good. To take one small but irritating example, this Wednesday, the city council of ... MORENY Times: Pat Robertson Calls For Legalized Marijuana
A sure sign the war on drugs has failed. Of the many roles Pat Robertson has assumed over his five-decade-long career as an evangelical leader — including presidential candidate and provocative voice of the right wing — his newest guise may perhaps surprise his followers the most: marijuana legalization advocate. “I really believe we should treat ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Step Away From That Cookie
The food police are prone to exaggeration. “It may be better to live under robber barons,” wrote C.S. Lewis, “than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep...but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” Now there was a fellow who ... MORERich Lowry: Introducing The Cupcake Cops
Snicker-free school zones are on the horizon. First they come for the alcohol, then for the tobacco, then for your sugar. When the day arrives when you have to undergo a background check and endure a three-day waiting period to enter a Dunkin’ Donuts, you can trace the loss of your unrestricted access to a Boston Kreme or French Cruller to this moment. Namely ... MOREVIDEO: Nanny Of The Month Winner For January 2012
Perhaps LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa should use condoms on taxpayers.
VIDEO: John Stossel - Blackout in a Can
FDA nannies are at it again, restricting the options of American consumers. This time, alcoholic energy drinks are the victims.
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