"There is only one basic human right and that is the right to do as you damn well please, and with that right comes the only human duty: the duty to take the consequences."
P.J. O'Rourke
Last week Billie wrote a piece on "What About the Drug Wars?" responding to an article in The Houston Chronicle. Nancy posted "México's War on Drugs" that same day, but commenting on an article from The New York Times.
Billie suspected she would receive comments knowing that the topic was controversial. But there was no deluge -- at least, not from the tone of the posted comments.
Both posts got me thinking about this topic, though. Illegal drug commerce may be a topic as important, or more important, than immigration policy. I fear that Mexico may tear itself apart before the drug issue gets resolved.
For that reason it is an apt topic for this blog. I started to write a short piece. It has now grown to the point where it needs to be severely pruned. Even then, it will violate the Calypso word-restriction guideline (1000 words).
On Tuesday, I will start posting. I would appreciate your thoughts and your comments.
Billie suspected she would receive comments knowing that the topic was controversial. But there was no deluge -- at least, not from the tone of the posted comments.
Both posts got me thinking about this topic, though. Illegal drug commerce may be a topic as important, or more important, than immigration policy. I fear that Mexico may tear itself apart before the drug issue gets resolved.
For that reason it is an apt topic for this blog. I started to write a short piece. It has now grown to the point where it needs to be severely pruned. Even then, it will violate the Calypso word-restriction guideline (1000 words).
On Tuesday, I will start posting. I would appreciate your thoughts and your comments.
