War on Drugs
Trump Attacks Petro Over Drug Production
Amid ongoing U.S. military operations in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump called his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, “an illegal drug leader” on Truth Social. He said Petro is “strongly encouraging the massive…
Does Oregon’s decriminalization reversal show drugs should be illegal?
Drug policy scholar Kevin Sabet and Reason's Zach Weissmueller debate the resolution, "The failure of Oregon's experiment in decriminalizing all drugs is compelling evidence that other attempts at complete…
Trump dares Congress to take its war powers seriously in Venezuela
The framers of the Constitution had a clear idea of how war should work. Although the President is "commander in chief" of the military, the Constitution states that Congress has the power "to declare war,…
Trump allegedly misidentified a Colombian fisherman as a ‘narcoterrorist’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says one of the "narcoterrorists" recently killed by U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean was a "fisherman" who had "no ties to the drug trade." That…
Does Oregon’s decriminalization reversal show drugs should be illegal?
Drug policy scholar Kevin Sabet and Reason's Zach Weissmueller debate the resolution, "The failure of Oregon's experiment in decriminalizing all drugs is compelling evidence that other attempts at complete…
Singapore can’t execute its way to a drug-free society
When I met Angelia Pranthaman and her brother Joshua in Singapore two years ago, they were still cheerful and upbeat. They had a couple of hours to kill before their bus back to Malaysia, a long journey they undertook as…
Supreme Court to review federal gun ban for drug users
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the constitutionality of the federal ban on gun possession by illegal drug users. The Trump administration is urging the justices to overturn a ruling in which the U.S. Court of…
Did the U.S. kill an innocent fisherman during military strike on Colombian boat?
Submarine struck: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the U.S. of murdering one of his people—an innocent fisherman—in a strike intended for boats carrying drugs and narcotraffickers. This accusation angered…
Trump thinks killing suspected smugglers is the key to winning the drug war
During a press conference in the Oval Office this week, a reporter asked President Donald Trump about his new policy of summarily executing suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, which so far has included five…
The Constitution does not allow the president to unilaterally blow up suspected drug smugglers
Somewhere off the coast of Venezuela, a speedboat with 11 people on board is blown to smithereens. Vice President J.D. Vance announces that "killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best…
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