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El Chapo

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Will El Chapo's Arrest Make the Drug Trade More Deadly?

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron explains why taking out cartel kingpins demonstrates the folly of prohibition.

Alexis Garcia | 4.19.2018 12:55 PM

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Policy

The General and the Drug Lord

Drug warriors never win, even when they capture the enemy.

Jacob Sullum | 1.25.2016 12:01 AM

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Policy

A Retiring Drug Warrior and a Captured Kingpin Illustrate the Folly of Prohibition

The actors change, but the story stays the same.

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2016 7:10 AM

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Mexico

Why El Chapo's Capture Won't Diminish the Flow of Narcotics Into the U.S.

Drug war fail.

Alex Manning | 1.17.2016 9:30 AM

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