A sane and rational drug policy should be based on the best estimate of the relative costs and benefits of prohibition versus legalization. Usually, a precise cost/benefit analysis is impossible, given the inability to conduct …

This November, Californians will decide whether or not to become the first state to go against federal drugs laws and legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Practical people of …

When California voters passed Proposition 8 in November 2008, it marked the beginning of a legal battle over same-sex marriage that could eventually make its way to the United States Supreme Court. Proposition 8, or …

On the afternoon of September 24th, UC Berkeley history professor Heath Pearson gave his routine lecture on the history of economic thought to an emptier than usual room. The LeConte auditorium contained roughly 80 students …