The National Day of Prayer, organized and overseen by evangelical Christians since 1952, offers opportunity for reflecting on the appropriate relationship between “church and state.” In April, a U.S. district judge in Wisconsin declared the event unconstitutional, provoking predictable outrage… Continue Reading
As part of the omnibus spending bill President Obama signed into law on December 16, Congress lifted a long-standing ban on the use of federal money to fund needle exchange programs in states and cities that allow them to operate… Continue Reading
For 40 years, the United States has waged a “War on Drugs,” based on the belief that laws that criminalize the sale or use of illegal drugs are the best way to prevent drug use and protect national security. But… Continue Reading
Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon launched what we know today as the “War on Drugs.” Tomorrow, on Thursday, Nov. 19, the Baker Institute’s Drug Policy Program and Latin American Initiative will host a discussion on the successes and shortcomings… Continue Reading
Earlier this week, the Justice Department sent a memo to fourteen federal prosecutors, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), instructing them not to arrest or prosecute people who sell or use marijuana in compliance with state laws, even… Continue Reading