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Surely the Okrent's 'Last Call' offered the definitive analysis of the futility of so-called drug wars? The level of corruption that were created almost immediately was truly astounding. Here in the UK we have had the astonishing picture of our Justice Minister having to acknowledge that some criminals entered prison 'clean' & became addicts in prison!! If illegal drugs cannot be held at bay in a prison then what hope in the open society?
Commented Dec 13, 2010 on The American War on Drugs is Not Only an American Disaster-Becker at The Becker-Posner Blog
The American War on Drugs is Not Only an American Disaster-Becker
Perhaps the “war on drugs”, initiated by President Nixon in the 1970s, was worth starting, in part for the reasons Posner gives. I say “perhaps” since I have always been skeptical of the war, particularly in light of the disastrous American experience with prohibition of alcohol between 1920...
Bob B
Why don't you start your own blog?
Commented Jun 27, 2009 on The left and cuts at Stumbling and Mumbling
The left and cuts
The Guardian picks up a point leftie bloggers have been making for a while - that New Labour and the left should think properly about public spending. First, we should acknowledge that such cuts are not urgent - which means we have time to think. The fact that real gilt yields are below 1% shows...
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