War on Drugs
Trump’s drug boat drone strike shows how ‘terrorism’ makes everyone killable
Vice President J.D. Vance was almost incredulous when a reporter asked him what "legal authority" the Trump administration used to blow up an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela with a drone on Tuesday.…
Trump orders strike on suspected Venezuelan gang boat in Caribbean
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump carried out a strike on a boat in the southern Caribbean that he claims was operated by members of the Tren de Aragua gang and en route to the United States with drugs on board. "The…
Trump to send federal troops to Baltimore and Chicago
President Donald Trump's national tour of performative authoritarianism will roll into Baltimore and Chicago at some point later this year, the president announced Tuesday. "We're going in," Trump said…
US Military Blasts Boat Said to Be Carrying Narcotics Out of Water
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. had carried out a strike against a speedboat said to be carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. “Earlier this morning, on my orders, U.S. Military Forces…
‘Botched’ Drug Raids Show How Prohibition Invites Senseless Violence
When Alecia Phonesavanh heard her 19-month-old son, Bou Bou, screaming, she thought he was simply frightened by the armed men who had burst into the house in the middle of the night. Then she saw the charred remains of the…
Appeals court agrees prosecuting cannabis users for gun possession may be unconstitutional
On a Friday in May 2022, Jared Harrison was on his way to work at an Oklahoma medical marijuana dispensary when a police officer stopped him for running a red light. When Harrison rolled down his window, the officer smelled…
What Curtis Sliwa brings to New York’s wild mayoral race
Long before Curtis Sliwa became the Republican nominee for mayor of New York, long before his multi-decade career as a talk radio host preaching law and order, long before he launched the beret-sporting volunteer crimewatch…
Reimbursing the legal fees of civil forfeiture victims helps protect against abuses
On a Friday in March 2021, Brian Moore, an aspiring rap artist, was about to catch a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles, where he planned to produce a video that he hoped would promote his musical career. To pay for the…
The 11th Circuit revives Second Amendment challenge to gun ban for medical marijuana patients
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week revived a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law that bars illegal drug users from owning guns. In a ruling published on Wednesday, a three-judge panel…
Just Say ‘No’ to the Cannabis Lobby on More Legalization
Will more marijuana use make America a better place? Not many who’ve seen and smelled what legalizing the drug has done to cities like New York, D.C., and San Francisco would say so. Yet President Donald Trump is…
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