The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt.

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A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for...

A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for...

In the last 1,000 years, the Arabs have translated as many books as Spain translates...

In the last 1,000 years, the Arabs have translated as many books as Spain translates...

Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people...

Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people...

Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity....

Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity....

Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.

Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.

America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In...

America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In...

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost...

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost...

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason....

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason....

According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while...

According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while...

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

By losing your goal, you have lost your way.

By losing your goal, you have lost your way.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow...

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and...

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and...

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...