Conservatives never cease to fascinate me, given their professed devotion to “freedom, free enterprise, and limited government†and their ardent support of policies that violate that principle. One of the most prominent examples is the drug war. In fact, if you’re ever wondering whether a person is a conservative or a libertarian, a good litmus-test question is, How do you feel about the war on drugs? The conservative will respond, “Even though I believe in freedom, free enterprise, and limited government, we’ve got to continue waging the war on drugs.†The libertarian will respond, “End it. It is an immoral...