Gun Violence and the ‘War On Drugs’

We need to have an open, objective dialogue about this unwinnable war, and discuss public policy options and implications. [More] 

Paul Gallant, Sherry Gallant, Alan J. Chwick, and Joanne D. Eisen have put out an important new paper.

Note all the calls for "a national conversation" we've seen to date have to do with making those of us who have nothing to do with this more vulnerable to both sides profiting from the status quo.

Make no mistake--this is what made Fast and Furious possible.  This is what makes MRAPs on our streets, and militarized police and no-knock dynamic entries inevitable.