How the "Black Silent Majority" Kicked the Drug War into High Gear
Harlem activists called for federal troops to "clean up" the streets, demanded life sentences for drug dealers.
War on Drugs
Pot Busts Rise for the First Time Since 2009
Despite decriminalization and legalization in some states, there were more than 700,000 marijuana arrests last year.
Hillary Clinton & Lena Dunham Talk Police Abuse, Feminism, & "Cold Shoulder" Dresses
An exclusive Q&A with the Girls auteur subtly reveals why Clinton is dazzling fewer and fewer voters.
DEA Agents Engaged in Serious Misconduct—and Nothing Else Happened
It's as hard to fire bad federal agents as it is bad police officers.
Did Marijuana Make Him Do It?
The Denver homicide that became a prohibitionist cautionary tale
Sen. John McCain: 'States Should Decide' Pot Legalization
Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.
John McCain on Boehner's Resignation, Kim Davis, Drug Legalization, Planned Parenthood
Arizona senator says a Balanced Budget Amendment is the single-best thing to get done before 2016 election.
"Boehner is the type of guy who couldn't get laid in a monkey whorehouse with a handful of bananas."
Will the speaker's resignation lead to a better, more effective House of Representatives?
Top Mass. Court: Cops Can't Stop a Car Just Because It Smells Like Pot
After marijuana decriminalization, more is required to pull someone over.
When a Cannabis Consumer Kills, Should Marijuana Take the Rap?
Pot prohibitionists turn a Colorado homicide into a misleading cautionary tale.
Birth of a Misconception: Underage Pot Smokers in Washington Are Not Felons
A series of misunderstandings created the impression that the legislature had boosted penalties.
Dying Patients vs. the FDA: 'Right to Try' Laws Give Hope - And Time
Dave Huntley was a father, husand, & triathlete who contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease. But the FDA was his biggest foe.
Federal Bill Offers One-Two Punch Against Marijuana Meddling, Asset Forfeiture
Would forbid use of seized funds to perpetuate drug war.
Rand Paul and 10 Heedless Hawks
The Kentucky senator offers a desperately needed alternative to the GOP's mindless militarism.
"Faith Cannot Be Shoved into a Corner." But Can it Be Contained in Politics?
Religion in a free society will always cause controversy. Got a problem with that? Religious minority Ben Carson seems to.
Are Underage Cannabis Consumers in Washington Now Felons? [UPDATED]
Probably not, but it's worrisome that the question confuses legislators, prosecutors, regulators, and the governor.
Marijuana Legalization: Disaster or Catastrophe?
Drug warriors are desperate to show that repealing pot prohibition in Colorado was a terrible mistake.
Pope Francis Doesn't Understand Economics: Judge Andrew Napolitano
Pope is a "communist and a Marxist" who has "assaulted matrimony" in a "rejection of his papal role," says leading Catholic libertarian.
South Park's 19th Season Debuted on Wednesday. Here Are 3 Reasons All Kids Should Be FORCED Watch It.
We're super-cereal about this. Really.
LES LIBERTARIENS SONT PARMI NOUS!
"Libertarians Are Among Us!" sez French leftist paper Liberation. "Ultra individualist movement remains politically marginal but now swarming in pop culture."
These Special Ops Commandos Think There is a Better Path to Peace: Selling Flip Flops
Through Combat Flip Flops they're educating Afghan women, clearing landmines, cracking cartels, and employing vets.
Court Says Misleading Description of Ohio's Marijuana Initiative Must Be Corrected
The off-putting but accurate reference to the "exclusive rights" reserved for a cannabis cultivation cartel will remain.
Supposedly Neutral Federal Report Stacks the Deck Against Marijuana Legalization
An anti-drug task force is desperate to show that legalization in Colorado has been a disaster.
Anonymous Online Drug Sales: Its Glories and Limitations
An economist thinks about how online drug sales post-Silk Road will, and won't, change the illegal drug market.
Two Cheers for Rand Paul: The Kentucky Senator Brought the Libertarian in Debate
On foreign policy and drug policy, he staked out distinct and forward-looking policies.
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Zero Tolerance Insanity: Gifted & Talented Kid Suspended for a Year for Maple Leaf
Want to know why school choice is spreading like wildfire? Because of idiot administrators like these ones.
How Ronald Reagan's Ghost Haunts the GOP
The Republican Party will never command the future unless it gives up its ridiculous nostalgia for its last great figure.
The Drug War Makes Border Enforcement More Difficult
Presidential candidates demand more action on illegal immigrants and illegal drugs, but the two goals conflict.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
Drug Dogs Sniffing the U.S. Mail at Burning Man, and Armed BLM Agents Becoming Impromptu Mailmen
Disturbing privacy-violating practice at Burning Man finds drug dogs once again striking out.
Trump as Political Pick-Up Artist: The Donald is "Negging" His Rivals Brilliantly
The billionaire's insult-laced patter is straight outta a scurrilous dating scene.
The 5 Craziest Things GOP Candidates Have Said About Immigration
Trump, Carson, Walker, et al turn their backs on Ronald Reagan in favor of nonsense, xenophobia, and outright cruelty.
Bill Bennett: 'Bring Back the War on Drugs'
The former drug czar thinks the solution to the "heroin epidemic" is simple: "attack the supply."
California Legislators Plan to Approve Medical Marijuana Regulation by Midnight
Spurred by a general legalization initiative, the bills would explicitly allow commercial cultivation and distribution for the first time.
The Fantasy of Stopping the 'Heroin Epidemic' by Stopping the Heroin
Bill Bennett wants to "bring back the war on drugs."
Radley Balko, Veronique de Rugy Named to 'The Politico 50' List of Visionaries 'transforming American politics'
Magazine cites their roles in freeing a death row inmate and shuttering the Ex-Im Bank
Go Bar Hopping…for the Sake of California's Disabled
Golden State lawmaker proposes nickel tax on mixed drinks to fund disability programs.
Jeff Mizanskey Served 21 Years for Non-Violent Drug Crimes. Watch Him Walk Free.
Missouri man finally gets a second chance after "watching child molesters come and go and come again."
Confidential Informants and a Lack of Accountability
If you work as an informant, law enforcement is unlikely to have your back.
Electronic Music Task Force Setting Up in Reactionary Los Angeles County
No one should die at a music event, government officials say while mulling options that would make that more likely.
The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery-from faith healing to homeopathy-right into the heart of the American medical establishment.
Survey Data Highlight the Tenuous Relationship Between Drug Panics and Reality
Fear of meth, bath salts, salvia, MDMA, and heroin correspond loosely, at best, to actual trends in drug use.
