The Best of Reason: After a Century, the Federal Tea Board Is Finally Dead

Imported tea was required for decades to pass a literal taste test before it could be sold in the United States.

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The Best of Reason: After a Century, the Federal Tea Board Is Finally Dead

This week's featured article is "After a Century, the Federal Tea Board Is Finally Dead" by Eric Boehm.

This audio was generated using AI trained on the voice of Katherine Mangu-Ward.

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We got by without a board of Federalist tea tasters from the Boston Tea Party to Teapot Dome . but the real scandal is the loss of President Harrison's National Opium Tasting Commission, which he chaired daily from his Inauguration until his untimely demise a month later