March / April 2013

Considering a range of legalization options, the slogan “zero tolerance” no longer works. A more humanistic one might be “get a life.”

Whether it’s drinking coffee in Seattle, smoking hookah in Istanbul, sipping sake in Tokyo, or eating ibogaine in the jungles of Cameroon, drug use is deeply ingrained in the cultural traditions of humanity.

Fourteen men, serving anywhere from ten to thirty years for violent crimes, sit in a classroom discussing crime and punishment…

After reporting on Indian TV that a dripping crucifix at a Catholic Church in Mumbai wasn’t a miracle but the result of faulty plumbing, the world-renowned author and rationalist faces prison time for blasphemy.