Fear of Beer

Last week the lower house of the Russian Parliament unanimously approved a bill that says beer commercials may be aired only between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Even then, they may not show people or animals, or use slogans reinforcing the "illusion that drinking beer is important for the achievement of social or other success." Sadly, such illusions have corrupted what used to be a nation of teetotalers.