The Gateway Myth

I guess I'm sort of a poster boy for the "war on drugs." When critics of getting high talk about how bad drugs are, they usually refer to someone like me—a former crackhead who lost everything to addiction, narrowly escaped death and ended up in...

Imperium Watch: White House, Glass House

Speaking to Israel's Knesset on that nation's 60th anniversary, President Bush referred to World War II to excoriate the folly of the "appeasement" mentality. But his attempt to blandish Israel by indirectly damning Hitler's genocidal...

The World This Week: No More Victims

In the past three years, my born-again right-wing neighbor has gotten married and had two kids, a boy and a girl. He has a cozy little house on a quiet cul-de-sac, a meek, stay-at-home mom for his kids, a well-paying job and his health. Still, he is not happy. My...

Chickens of Mass Destruction?

I'd never had to show my driver's license to speak at a conference before, but not being the type to seek out trouble—especially at this conference—I obediently handed the card over to the woman at the registration desk. She ran it through a...

Imperium Watch: Who's the Decider Here?

"I am the decision maker," Environmental Protection Agency administrator Stephen Johnson told reporters two weeks ago when asked whether his actions were dictated by the White House.But in refusing to let California waive federal auto emission standards and...