I hadn’t heard of David Brooks before today. After reading his NYT column, I’m amazed at its stupidity. Does Mr. Brooks think that smoking tobacco should be illegal? Does he think it’s “less than morally-ideal” for smoking tobacco to be legal? Does he have any concept of the costs to society of Drug Prohibition?

In my opinion, the only thing worth noting about Mr. Brook’s column is how rare it is to read political commentary that’s sane, interesting, and informative. So much out there is pure garbage.