The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. Anatole France The point is that even theoretically just laws can lead to de facto injustice. But how much more injustice can result from laws…
This documentary by Penn and Teller characterizes the "War on Drugs" as "The new prohibition." The documentary is a no-holds-barred presentation that includes some coarse language. Here is Part II and here is Part III. The statistics are compelling. Alcohol causes 50,000 deaths per year. Tobacco causes 440,000 deaths per…
From now on, whenever you see any article that talks about the US budget being "tight," it means that money has been stolen from some worthy cause by George W. Bush, who diverted those precious tax dollars to pursue what is turning out to be one of the biggest financial…
DemocracyNow reports that the Iraqis have always known what this war is about: In one of the first studies of Iraqi public opinion after the US-led invasion of March 2003, the polling firm Gallup asked Iraqis their thoughts on the Bush administration’s motives for going to war. One percent of…
Recent comments in response to posts on Dangerous Intersection have led me to write this screed. Screed is to be the operative word for this, for it has been born out impatience and anger. The biggest danger we face in the long run is the basic ignorance people bring to…