I’m speaking in the UK, US, Australia, Mexico & Denmark in second half of 2015
I'm speaking in a range of places this year. In late August I'm speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland. In early September I'm speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in the Sydney Opera House (I'll be introduced on stage by Naomi Klein), at the Brisbane Writers' Festival, and then at two events in Melbourne (the details are just being finalized: check back here for details). In mid-September I'll be speaking in Mexico City at the Mexican launch of the book. In October, I'm speaking in Spokane, Washington. In November, I'm speaking at the Addaction conference in Manchester, England, and then in Denmark. I'll post details for the rest once they're up. Come along! ...
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If the war on drugs had ended, Philip Seymour Hoffman would likely still be alive
My latest article for the Huffington Post is here. To watch and listen to my recent media appearances, check out my Twitter feed - I am tweeting most of them ...
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I will be speaking at various places in the US and Canada
On the evening of the 29th January (blizzard permitting) I will be speaking at Politics and Prose in Washington DC; on lunchtime of the 30th I will be speaking at the 92nd Street Y; on February 4th in the evening I will be at Red Emma's in Baltimore; and at 6pm on February 11th I will be speaking at Ben McNally's in Toronto, where I will be in conversation with Naomi Klein. Come along and say hello! ...
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The Hunting of Billie Holiday
Politico, one of the leading US news sources, has run an extract from 'Chasing The Scream' To read the extract, click here (the link opens in a new window) ...
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Should we end the war on drugs? A debate with Peter Hitchens
I recently had an exchange of letters with Peter Hitchens, who is the most articulate exponent of drug prohibition I know. I wanted to try to persuade him, using everything I learned from the years I was researching ‘Chasing The Scream,’ that he is mistaken. An edited version of this exchange appeared in the Mail on Sunday last week; here is the full text of the letters. Letter one – me to Peter Dear Peter, As you know, for the past three years I’ve been travelling 30,000 miles to discover the real story of the war on drugs – why it started, why it continues, and what the alternatives really look like. Late in my journey, shortly after spending some time in prisons in Arizona, I read your book ‘The War We Never Fought’. Although I disagree with most of it, it struck me as ...
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