Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.
Contents
War on drugs is succeeding / Asa Hutchinson -- War on drugs has failed / Matthew B. Stannard -- War on drugs has reduced the demand for illegal drugs / Edmund F. McGarrell -- Demand for illegal drugs remains strong / Timothy Lynch -- War on drugs has made law enforcement more effective / Thomas A. Constantine -- War on drugs has corrupted law enforcement / Joseph D. McNamara, interviewed by Michael W. Lynch -- War on drugs promotes racism / Deborah Small -- War on drugs does not promote racism / Heather MacDonald -- Illegal drug use supports terrorism / Asa Hutchinson -- War on drugs supports terrorism / Eugene Oscapella -- War on terror must be fought in conjunction with the war on drugs / Robert Novak -- War on drugs distracts from the war on terror / Eric E. Sterling -- Mandatory minimum sentences are an effective strategy in the war on drugs / David Risley -- Mandatory minimum sentences are unfair / Julie Stewart -- Drug abuse resistance education program reduces drug use / Tim Schennum -- Drug abuse resistance education program is ineffective / Paul Armentano -- Drug courts are a promising solution to the drug problem / Richard S. Gebelein -- Drug courts have not reduced the drug problem / Melissa Hostetler -- Illegal drugs should be legalized / Gary E. Johnson -- Illegal drugs should not be legalized / Ray Wisher -- Distinction between legal and illegal drugs is arbitrary / Andrew Sullivan -- Heroin should be legalized / Bruce Anderson -- Legalizing heroin will harm the poor / Katie Grant -- Marijuana should be legalized / Rich Lowry -- Legalizing marijuana would harm society / Damon Linker ; Don Feder -- Marijuana should be legalized for medical use / Ed Rosenthal and Steve Kubby -- Marijuana should not be legalized for medical use / Laura M. Nagel.
