On the War on Drugs

With Gary Johnson

April 13, 2012 News

On Saturday, April 7, I had the good fortune of meeting Libertarian Presidential Candidate and two-time former Governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson. Since leaving the Republican Party and join the Libertarians he has become the odds on favorite to capture the nomination. We spoke briefly before the Libertarian Presidential Debate held in Fort Worth. [...]

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Privatize Prisons? Not the real issue

February 16, 2012 On Economics

An article this week by Chris Kirkham in the Huffington Post analyzes the merits of states privatizing their prisons in an attempt to control costs. It is an excellent piece that is truly a balanced view of the situation. There is, however, one thing wrong with the article – it is concerned with a symptom, [...]

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On a Scourge Facing the Youth of Texas

October 11, 2010 News

The death toll has already begun. One teenage victim has already died this year. I am truly saddened by this and my heart goes out to his friends and family. While K2, a synthetic form of marijuana, has caused some 250 hospitalizations in Texas this year, the carnage from this scourge is far worse: averaging [...]

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For your viewing pleasure

July 21, 2010 On Big Government

In the past two days, I have come across a few videos that provide some excellent and cogent commentary on issues of import. In the first, Jeff Miron and Mary O’Grady crystallize the problem with the “war” on drugs. It is interesting to note that many people who are pro-WOD are pro-WOT (“war” on terror), [...]

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More on K2

July 8, 2010 On Big Government

First, let me unequivocally state that K2 should not be sold to minors. That said, I think we need to think about this rationally. K2 would not be around, if marijuana were legal. Marijuana is a natural substance, more natural that alcohol in that alcohol needs more processing. If you want to ban marijuana for [...]

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On K2 and the War on Drugs

June 10, 2010 News

Yesterday, Mike Jabary store in Allen, TX was shut down for a code violation. It seems his restaurant has generated too much revenue from tobacco-related products in relation to  food, but that is not real reason.   The store, Jabary Mediterranean, was selling K2, a legal product (for now) that when smoked produces a high [...]

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