Amen to Pat Robertson on Marijuana Legalization

Even though I’m a dull and straight-laced guy, that doesn’t mean I want the government to pester, harass, and persecute people for engaging in victimless crimes that I find distasteful. Especially when interventionism and prohibition doesn’t work. To be blunt, the War on Drugs has been a costly failure (much like the War on Poverty). [...]

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What’s Worse, Hillary Clinton’s Economic Illiteracy or Her Support for Prohibition?

We have another great video from Reason TV, which mocks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for stating that drug legalization is a bad idea because “there is just too much money in it.” The video explains that government-imposed prohibition is what makes the drug market so lucrative, just as alcohol prohibition lined the pockets of [...]

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Governor Gary Johnson Explains the Stupidity of the War on Drugs

The former governor of New Mexico explains why prohibition is a foolish idea. I couldn’t say it better myself. I’m a bit of  a stick-in-the-mud. I’ve never used drugs. I am very strict with my kids on the issue. But I’m not dumb enough to think that giving massive power to the government is a [...]

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Giving Cops Bad Incentives to Harass Victimless Behavior

The Washington Post has an interesting report about the huge amount of money that Fairfax County spends to go after gambling. The story cites critics who ask “why law enforcement spends valuable time and money on combating sports gambling. The answer is obvious – and explicit in the story: “…police in Virginia are allowed to [...]

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Should Drugs Be Legalized?

 This isn’t really a debate, as much as a skeptical-but-friendly interview with Jacob Sullum of Reason. As you might expect, I want drugs legalized because I don’t like crime, corruption, and violence – all of which are exacerbated by prohibition.

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California May Do the Right Thing on Drugs for the Wrong Reason

There’s going to be a referendum on marijuana prohibition this November in the (not so) Golden State. The good news is that it is ahead in the polls. But the bad news is that this is not a reflection of libertarian sentiment. Instead, voters are sympathetic to the notion that pot could be a new [...]

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Does Prohibition Reduce Drug Use?

The war against drugs certainly has been good for government, with bigger budgets, more bureaucracy, and new powers. But does it have any positive impact, even from the perspective of people (like me) who think drug use has a net negative impact on both users and society? The answer, almost surely, is no. A recent [...]

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