America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.
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Doug Dubois and Jim Goldberg / Magnum Legal Weed Didn’t Deliver on Its Promises
Advocates touted a host of benefits and no real costs. That’s proved to be a fantasy.
Illustration by Pete Ryan Why Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Failed
The sponsors of the law fundamentally misunderstood the nature of addiction.
Jordan Gale / The New York Times / Redux Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake
Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned.
Teun Voeten / Panos Pictures / Redux The Burden of Proof Is on the Language Police
Claims that specific terms hurt people should be evaluated in a rigorous way—not based only on hunches.
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