What about Gun Control Abroad?

What about Gun Control Abroad?

A 14-year-old Honduran, Hasked Brooks Wood, perished when police in the town of Ahúas opened fire on him and other civilians riding in a boat down a winding river. This incident, in May 2012, didn’t garner much U.S. media coverage. But it should have — because...
A Better Way to Say I Love You

A Better Way to Say I Love You

“Why do American companies sell pesticides that are banned in the U.S. to my country?” my Colombian friend Luz asked me. I had no good answer. Yet, this question lies at the core of the bouquet of roses you might give or receive this Valentine’s Day....
High Time for Hemp

High Time for Hemp

Four years ago, Michelle Obama picked up a shovel to make a powerful symbolic statement about America’s food and farm future: She turned a patch of White House lawn into a working organic garden. I’m guessing that now, as she begins another four years in...
The War on Drugs Is the Dumbest of Them All

The War on Drugs Is the Dumbest of Them All

Prison owners Make a lot, By putting kids In jail for pot. America recently commemorated the 40th year of its “War on Drugs.” Celebrations were muted because of the war’s dismal failure. How many candles are appropriate for shooting yourself in the...