Customer Review: Unbelievable how unsuccessful our war on drugs is going! Not only has our drug containment policy failed but it has caused significant problems in countries where the drugs are grown. Until we address the biggest drug problem, alcohol with its special interest lobby, we will not be successful.more info
Customer Review: Race and the Drug War Randall G. Shelden November 8, 2009 According to the latest national figures, the incarceration rate of racial minorities continues to dwarf the rate for whites. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in June, 2008 the overall incarceration rate for black... more info
Customer Review: Dirk Chase Eldredge's "Ending the War on Drugs" is a powerful and persuasive book that argues that America's war on drugs has been an abysmal failure and should be ended as soon as possible. The author's message has a certain edginess in that he is one of a small but albeit growing number of... more info
Customer Review: I heard about this book about 7 years ago. Reading it has given me more historical facts on why the drug war failed!
As a cop, it did not take long for me to see that in my everyday work.
Customer Review: "Ted Galen Carpenter's new book is an indispensable, up-to-date examination of `Washington's futile war on drugs in Latin America,' as its subtitle states the topic. The author, a vice president at the Cato Institute, surveys the history of this policy, dissects the `ugly American' tactics used to... more info