The War on Drugs Is a Failure, Quoth the Economist

NEW YORK, New York -- The "war on drugs" is a failure, the Economist writes this week in a series of well-composed (as always -- it is the Economist) articles that go from the Mexican drug wars to Spanish ports to US schools.

We at the Walter Duranty Report couldn't agree more and welcome these just criticisms of the colossal money pit that is the war on drugs. We're happy to recommend the reports on America's dirty little habit:

On the Trail of the Traffickers in Mexico

Sniffy Customers Popping Up in Europe

A Toker's Guide to Countries Liberalizing Drug Laws

In America, Lessons Learned on Combating Teen Drug Use