Sheldon Richman is an intelligent and articulate man, but he might not know modern conservatives as well as he thinks. A surprising number are coming over to the pro-legalization position. The most prominent names include Wiliam F. Buckley, J. Peter Grace and George Shultz. Many have said that the accelerating corruption of law enforcement and the assault on civil liberties are their main reasons for being willing to abandon the Drug War.
The best thing about conservatism and conservatives is that they have a healthy regard for reality. They won't discard the evidence to preserve a theory. That can't be said of leftists.
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Francis W. Porretto
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