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corner.nationalreview.com - 4/12/2009
Classical Liberalism & Drugs
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It's an interesting question when you think about it: Could a classically liberal society ban drugs? Most libertarians say no for reasons we all know. But I'm not so sure I know why the answer is so obvious. Let's imagine, for the sake of argument, that there's a drug that, after providing a few ...
reason.com - 4/7/2009
The War on Drugs: What's Race Got to Do With It?
— reason.com — Over at The Corner , Jonah Goldberg argues that there is something "unlibertarian" about pointing out the... racially disproportionate impact of the war on drugs: The classical liberal is supposed to see people as autonomous and sovereign ... (more) The War on Drugs: What's Race Got to Do With It?
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PoliGazette — ... Jonah Goldberg wrote quite a well-reasoned and interesting post for the Corner about classical liberalism and drugs. Can classical liberals advocate criminalizing certain drugs? Goldberg says yes: ...

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