The Babu would take his hat off to Eric Schlosser, except that he prefers a bandana. Fast Food Nation is a riveting read, and has condemned the Babu to a hamburgerless life, not such a raw deal in the land of dhabas. Schlosser's back with Reefer Madness, a collection of essays that poses the age-old but devastating question: why is nicotine good but marijuana bad? And why are societal taboos so arbitrary? The Atlantic has the original 1997 essay that kicked off the book.