The Obama administration threw a bone to the lunatic, fringe left a few days ago. The memo to federal prosecutors in medical marijuana states has garnered hearty applause from Greenwald and the […]
Sparkman, collateral damage in the war on drugs?
Hard information about the murder of Bill Sparkman is difficult to gather. The FBI is now on the case and is backpedaling to the point of suggesting it might have been suicide […]
Chasing the dragon, pt. 2
Part 2…hatin’ the player, not the game The Senate is prepared to discuss the problem of Afghan corruption at length. It must be all the marble and parliamentary silly-talk that makes these […]
One does not go to Tula with one's own samovar
Get it? No, okay. A samovar is the traditional Russian contraption for making tea. Very few Russians actually use one anymore because the electric kettle has made them obsolete.* Tula was the […]
Daxis, pt. 2: Bangkok
by Michael Tracey In the spring of 2006 one email caught my attention. Daxis had been demanding that I provide him with contact details for Patsy, an email address and a phone […]
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