The Ultimate Mistake

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 I'm against Saddam Hussein. I'm sorry it didn't work out the way they wanted it to. Now let's go. Because anybody who tells you it couldn't possibly get worse is a fool. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court OKs Hallucinogenic Tea

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 The Supreme Court unanimously rules that the government cannot stop a small New Mexican religious sect from using DMT, a banned substance. The case pitted religious freedom against the nation's drug control laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair Advisor Urged Prescribing Free Heroin

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 He recommended that the prime minister try to undercut the $6-billion-per-year black market, and to free heroin users from having to commit crimes to buy their drugs. | storyHey, at least it's more progressive than N.Y. state's draconian and racist Rockefeller Laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reefer Madness, Cali Style

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 Mexican drug cartels have helped make California the largest domestic supplier of pot in the nation Seventy percent of the plants are growing in state and national parks zReportage magazine has an eye-opening photo essay and story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Has Us Over a Barrel–Of Oil

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 This New York Times piece spells out how fiendishly hard it's going to be to threaten Iran over its nukes while simultaneously guzzling its oil. | storyIt's sort of like admonishing a drug dealer for selling heroin to kids, and then scoring a dime bag of blow for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condi Slashes Cushy Assignments for Diplomats

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 Secretary of State Rice will shift hundreds of Foreign Service positions away from Europe to hot spots in the Middle East and Asia Well, it's a start |story . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Bestselling Fake True Story

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Memoirist-fraud James Frey brings out the big gun on "Larry King Live." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )