Cats Meow; They Never Bark
22 April 2006
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Understandably disturbed by the Bush administration's unscientific dismissal of the medical potential of marijuana, you lament that this administration has a "habit of politicizing its scientific agencies" ("The Politics of Pot," April 22).
Sorry. The FDA is no scientific agency. It's a political agency - created by, funded by, staffed by, and overseen by politicians and their appointees. You're hallucinating when you imagine that such a creature can be free of the choking smoke, distorting mirrors, and narcotic poisons of politics.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Understandably disturbed by the Bush administration's unscientific dismissal of the medical potential of marijuana, you lament that this administration has a "habit of politicizing its scientific agencies" ("The Politics of Pot," April 22).
Sorry. The FDA is no scientific agency. It's a political agency - created by, funded by, staffed by, and overseen by politicians and their appointees. You're hallucinating when you imagine that such a creature can be free of the choking smoke, distorting mirrors, and narcotic poisons of politics.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Tuesday February 6, 2007 at 7:42am