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Anti-immigrant crusaders in the United States scapegoat Mexicans. Never mind that Mexicans provide the cheap labor that is to the US economy what rock cocaine is to a crack head. Likewise, anti-drug crusaders scapegoat Latino drug traffickers. Never mind that Latino drug traffickers are only supplying the US demand that fuels the never-ending War on… Read more.
Don Winslow is the bestselling author of such crime and mystery novels as Savages. He is currently enjoying critical acclaim, as well as commercial success, with his latest novel, The Cartel, which chronicles the myriad reasons the War on Drugs has been a tragic failure. Of course, one can imagine all too well the “pornography… Read more.
When it comes to progressive laws in the United States it is axiomatic that as California goes, so goes the nation. This was the case when it legalized marijuana for medicinal use in 1996. (Seventeen states, including Washington, DC, have followed suit.) Therefore, it is very noteworthy that New York is assuming this vanguard role in decriminalizing… Read more.
