Price Controls Are the Wrong Prescription for High Drug Prices
President Trump often rails against foreign trade partners such as China that treat the US unfairly. These complaints sometimes have […]
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The US Drug War Started 47 Years Ago. Some Commentary from Milton Friedman on That Failed and Shameful War
June 17 marked the 47th anniversary of America’s War on Drugs Otherwise Peaceful Americans Who Voluntarily Choose To Ingest or […]
How Jailing Drug Users Increases Opioid Overdoses
The standard view of the opioid epidemic blames pharmaceutical companies and doctors for excessive prescribing. An alternate view blames government for […]
Lessons from Portugal about Ending the Drug War
When I explain to people how the government’s War on Drugs violates the rights of people to do dumb things […]
Gun Violence Would Plummet If We Just Called off the Drug War
With the horrific shooting that recently took place in Las Vegas, debates over gun control have been given center stage […]
Gun Violence Would Plummet If We Just Called off the Drug War
With the horrific shooting that recently took place in Las Vegas, debates over gun control have been given center stage […]
The AlphaBay Shutdown Will Be as Futile as the Drug War Itself
Recently, two major darknet markets, AlphaBay and Hansa Market, were seized by the FBI, DEA, EUROPOL and European Union member […]
What the US Can Learn From Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization
Maybe the USA can learn something from Portugal, where all drugs were decriminalized in 2001? Compared to Portugal, drug overdose […]