Archive for the ‘Drugs in America’ Category
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Symptoms of An Ineffective Drug Control Policy
Posted on July 9, 2014
The humanitarian crisis on the Southern border and the crime spree in Chicago are connected by one common thread, and our symptoms of a far bigger public policy problem....
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Some Incomplete Thoughts on the Dangers of “Crony Capitalism”
Posted on July 2, 2014
I am very sympathetic to the libertarian philosophy. I believe that when government tries to subvert markets, things go awry. Prohibition is a perfect example. The government tried to stamp...
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It Started With Cortes
Posted on June 10, 2014
In a strange way, you can blame Hernan Cortes and his merry band of Conquistadors for the border crisis that has hit our southern border recently. El Salvador, Honduras and...
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A Middle Course on Drugs
Posted on January 6, 2014
I guess if I had taken up pot smoking when I was in high school, I would have ended up as a New York Times columnist. If I did cocaine,...
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40 Billion
Posted on September 20, 2013
8R89EW2H8234 Teach a man to fish. That’s the biblical admonition. The food stamp program doesn’t do much of that, and that’s probably why we need to rethink our whole social...
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