Outside the Beltway

Ron Paul’s opposition to the Fourteenth Amendment would make a Paul Administration an enemy of civil liberties.

Back in the late 90s, Newt wanted to execute marjiuana traffickers.

After all, securing the border is easy and the forces driving cross-border illicit activities can be curtailed with enough force and security.

He suggested the possibility of sending troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

The latest revelations about Operation Fast And Furious raise more questions than they answer.

Yes, please secure your home networks. But also: perhaps the police need to reevaluate their tactics.

David Simon on the drug war, the underclass, and America’s seamy underbelly.

The US drug policy gang: Dopey, Boozy, Smokey and Stupid?

Is there a legalization argument building?

Would troops to Mexico help in the drug war?

The mental gymnastics people go through to justify their position on marijuana legalization are exhausting.

Despite the Democrats sweeping quite literally every statewide office in California, Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization ballot issue, lost by 10 points.

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a bill making pot possession (at certain levels) the equivalent of a traffic ticket.

Despite assertions that the violence in Mexico is spilling over the border, we find a rather stark comparison of two key border cities.

Yes, a lot of people are dying on the Arizona border, but the cause is not the drug war. Rather, it is simple fact that crossing the desert on foot is a dangerous proposition. (And this is not a new phenomenon).

Marco Rubio doesn’t want to see the proliferation of SB1070s to other states.

More decapitation talk.

Let’s revisit the question of crime levels in Arizona.

In the fight between law and appetite, bet on appetite.

Will we ever eliminate or sharply reduce drug supply and demand?

Are the majority of illegal immigrants drug-runners? Arizona Governor Jan Brewer thinks so.