Conrad Black

His father, George Black, was a wealthy brewery executive.

[on the 'War on Drugs'] It's just a political gasconade, a shambles. There are over a million incarcerated people in the U.S., almost all of them for Mickey Mouse offences - you know, driving a truck with marijuana. There are 48 million Americans with criminal records. Now, about 20 million or more of them are driving under the influence 10 years ago, or being disorderly at a fraternity party 25 years ago - not the sort of thing that would influence anybody into wondering, 'Will I hire this man?'.. The ones who end up in prison sit there like zombies and then go back, not empowered to do anything to earn a livable amount of money than the sort of conduct that got them there in the first place.