Politics is the continuation of war by other means. -Michel Foucault What is politics if not strategy? In politics, we work with what is available in order to achieve what is possible. But resources are not unlimited. Nor is everything possible. So how do we decide what we can accomplish given the limits defined by …
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Holding science hostage: part 2
Last week I wrote about a recent legal action by the medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA), who claims that the official federal position on medical marijuana relies on outdated and altogether false scientific facts about the dangers and efficacy of marijuana for medical use. Again, let’s take a look at the …
