Angel >> Latin leaders Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Ibánez set the stage and Mexican President Vicente Fox followed in his intrepid path to come out publicly in support of legalizing drugs. Bucking the silence usually adopted by Latin countries for fear of American reprisals, Ibánez has pledged to bring the topic up for discussion at the Quebec City summit, telling the Washington Post: "Imagine the money you spend to impede drug traffic and imagine that huge amount of resources on education for the people who really need help." Though less resolute about the summit talks, Fox has already appointed two pro-legalization officials to senior cabinet positions.

Insect >> Fraser Institute What a surprise that the latest pro-gun study came out of the notorious Fraser Institute's Calgary office. In their newly released report, cleverly titled, "Misfire: Firearm Registration in Canada," the institute manages to ignore the majority of national polls conducted in the last seven years, positing instead that the majority of Canadians are against gun registration. The study laments the costs of setting up gun registration, which has far surpassed the original budget. Somehow, the highly academic tome fails to point one significant factor: the many current gun owners who contributed to the plan's price tag by deliberately hampering the government's efforts.