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Jacob Sullum reports on the Atlasphere that:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that drug offenders account for about 25 percent of local jail inmates, 21 percent of state prisoners and 55 percent of federal prisoners. Since 1980 the number of drug offenders in state prisons has increased by 1,200 percent, more than four [...]
Smoky Business
I took the liberty of a small break after a crazy semester and the time to prepare for the coming, also crazy, one. Hence, my posting was a bit sparse these past few weeks. But all should return to normal rather soon. In the meantime, I shall briefly vent my outrage at Illinois’ smoking ban [...]
Obesity’s Easiest Fix
In response to recent minimum wage hike discussions, US Congressman Bill Sali introduced the Obesity Reduction and Health Promotion Act. The bill proposes to reduce gravity by 10%, thus reducing the weight of all Americans.
As a freshman Congressman, the likely passage of this measure has taught me a new principle: The force of Congress [...]
