Portugal Proves that Decriminalization Does Not Increase Drug Problems
In 2001, Portugal decriminalized drug use. Much like in the U.S., the naysayers claimed that decriminalization would lead to increased drug use and drug tourism. Glenn Greenwald went to Portugal to...
View ArticleObama, Friend or Foe?
President Obama has been getting his share of criticism lately. And it isn’t just coming from Fox News or the crazies who are still searching for his Kenyan birth certificate. Much of the criticism has...
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Rethinking the 912 Protest
It is time for me to enter the 912 commentary fray. It seems like most of the posts I’ve seen have either ridiculed all the protesters as ignorant racists or completely ignored the obvious racism and...
View ArticleSorry Iran, We Need a Bogeyman and You’re It
In 1989 the Berlin wall fell and the cold war officially ended. While most of the world was thrilled, arms dealers were less than excited. The end of the cold war arms race meant a serious decline in...
View ArticleWho Will Notice?
I met a Palestinian woman who came to the United States for her graduate degree. She picked the U.S. because she wanted to see imperialism from the inside. She wanted to understand the richest, most...
View ArticleThe Power of Principle
So I got into a little twitter spat a few weeks ago. One of the people I follow made the following statement: Some bloggers feel it’s better to be principled than in power. Naturally, I objected. The...
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