The War on Drugs Is Doomed
The source of the drug war violence is not Mexican supply. It is American demand coupled with prohibition.
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Mexico Drug Gang Hushes Killings With News Blackout
A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico.
The Origin of Violence (or Why I Got Punched in the Face)
In middle December I was assaulted by an inmate here at Fraser Regional Correctional Center.
Slaying of Drug War Hero’s Family Shocks Mexico
Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families.
Saving Mexico
To weaken the cartels, some argue the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade.
Mexican Mayor Announces Death of Drug Boss Hours Before Body Found
Mexico City prosecutors say corpse of Hector 'Black' Saldaña not discovered until three hours after Mauricio Fernandez declared him dead.
Brutal Drug War Erupts in Rio
Many residents of some of Rio de Janeiro's worst slums are fleeing their homes to escape a drug war that has left part of the Brazilian city in ruins, and killed a dozen people.
You Can’t Tell Us Drug Legalization Is Impossible
Writing in The American Interest, esteemed political scientist Francis Fukuyama called on the United States to do more to help Mexico in its battle with the drug trade -- namely by boosting security on both sides of the border and assisting reform of the Mexican justice system. So far, so routine. But then Fukuyama made an interesting observation.
