Posted by
Andrews on Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:38:01 AM
As my regular readers know, I have something of a personal interest in the war on drugs. As I have developed a disorder which results in a lot of pain, I have begun to notice that, unintentionally, our current approach to the war on drugs often interferes with the medical communities ability or willingness to properly treat their patients.
Previously, I had a rather minimal interest in drug legalization. I thought it would result in a reduction of crime and free jail space for those who commit violent crimes, but it did not interest me. More than anything, I thought it was a foolish move on the part of the libertarians to emphasize it so much, as it turned off voters.
However, my new perspective has changed my mind. I now think this is a rather important issue, and not just on its own, but as a symptom of how government plans to protect us from ourselves often go awry.
So I am starting a new blog,
Examining the War on Drugs, to allow me to comment more comprehensively on this topic without cluttering up this blog with so many articles on a single topic. I won't be approaching this from a dogmatic position, but will examine the arguments on both sides critically. I do have an opinion going into this, but I am willing to admit that I may be wrong, so I hope I can look at all sides fairly.
If any of you have an interest in the subject, please drop by and check out the new blog. It probably won't be updated quite as regularly as this one is, but I think it is probably impossible to maintain my usual manic pace of posting on two blogs if I ever plan to sleep again. Then again, there is plenty of material on all sides of the argument just begging to be debunked, so I will not lack subject matter.
That's it for the self-promotion. Back to more relevant topics.