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More on Milton Friedman

Nov 17, 2006 11:59 AM
Tags: drugs, economics, law, libertarian, politics

His eloquent letter to Bill Bennett advocating that we cease the horrible War on Drugs:

Drugs are a tragedy for addicts. But criminalizing their use converts that tragedy into a disaster for society, for users and non-users alike. Our experience with the prohibition of drugs is a replay of our experience with the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

Here is the NYT obit.

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