Ted Carpenter
Ted Carpenter argues that the policy is bad for the economies of both the US and our Latin American neighbors, that it fills our prisons and diverts attention from more serious crimes and that, at best, it has had a marginal impact on recreational drug use. Carpenter is the author or editor of 10 books on international affairs. A contributing editor to the National Interest, his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy and The Wall Street Journal. He is a frequent guest on radio and TV around the world.
Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, The Cato Institute; Author, Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America
Ted Carpenter argues that the policy is bad for the economies of both the US and our Latin American neighbors, that it fills our prisons and diverts attention from more serious crimes and that, at best, it has had a marginal impact on recreational drug use. Carpenter is the author or editor of 10 books on international affairs. A contributing editor to the National Interest, his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy and The Wall Street Journal. He is a frequent guest on radio and TV around the world.