Trump Erroneously Thinks Killing Suspected Smugglers Is the Key to Winning the Drug War
Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.
Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.
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A new law hands hemp distribution to the same powerful middlemen who dominate liquor sales and block out-of-state suppliers.
The president thinks he can transform murder into self-defense by executive fiat.
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Flawed research methods are misleading patients and might embolden prohibitionists. Marijuana has promise in treating certain sorts of discomfort, but some conditions still require powerful narcotics.
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Trump struggles to articulate any foreign policy view with much coherence, and has a fragile ego that makes world conflicts all about him.
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The president's new approach to drug law enforcement represents a stark departure from military norms and criminal justice principles.
Equating drug trafficking with armed aggression, the president asserts the authority to kill anyone he perceives as a threat to "our most vital national interests."
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The war on drugs authorizes police conduct that otherwise would be readily recognized as criminal.
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The appeals court concluded that the government had failed to show that policy is consistent with "this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation."
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Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
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