Drinks Reform editor Jarrett Dieterle talks about how Prohibition came about, and his new report on America's dumbest booze restrictions.
Plus: RIP The Weekly Standard?, America loves exercise science, and court says no to ban on speech promoting illegal immigration.
The New York Prohibition Party has re-emerged to oppose Cuomo's subsidies for brewers and distillers. They're right to be upset, even if they have a misguided solution.
The urge to suppress runs up against targets which have no form, shape, or fixed location, and can be infinitely reproduced.
No minor joy or modern convenience is safe.
If you don't want a black market in booze to develop, keep the tax man on a leash and regulators in check.
In 18th century France, wearing the wrong fabric could get you in big trouble.
Smithsonian Channel tells two-part story of the history of America's doomed booze crackdown.
A homegrown hemp renaissance could be just around the corner.
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
A shameful chapter in U.S. law.
Prohibition never works, and internet smut is no exception.
Meet Feminists for Liberty's Kat Murti, who wants to make libertarianism the default setting for women, people of color, and Millennials.
A new report calls for a coordinated federal, state, and local crackdown on all drinkers.
The 18th Amendment was ratified, extending an existing ban on liquor passed during World War I.
How government almost killed the cocktail.
Even as Repeal Day approaches, many states are still grapple with overly burdensome regulations.
On the other hand, drinking may also reduce cardiovascular risks and boost your income. It's also a pleasure.
Our first president might be shocked at the regulatory machinery imposed on distillers.
Governor's decree makes recovery even harder for bar owners.
80 years after Prohibition, the Dark Ages of drinking are finally coming to an end.
Nick Gillespie talks with Peter Suderman about Prohibition's lingering effects on booze.
More and more states are rolling back their plastic bag bans, or preventing future ones from going into effect.
Looking at the past tests and develops the values you bring to your life-including a healthy contempt for authority.
Virginia and other states force receipts to equal a high percentage of food sales. That's foolish.
Friday A/V Club: The Mississippi Sheiks didn't want to pay extra.
Penn Jillette's diet memoir and a Harvard historian's take on Prohibition are essential guides to the next four years.
It isn't enough to end just one restrictive law, we have to disempower the prohibitionists.
Carfentanil-related deaths illustrate how banning drugs makes them more dangerous.
Harvard historian Lisa McGirr on how our national ban on booze never really ended.
The Maryland governor who defied Prohibition, and the Utah governor who wouldn't pay his income tax
Before the medical professionals figured out what was causing an outbreak, country and blues musicians were on the case.
The law requires blocking the view of alcohol being mixed or poured.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Virtue vs. Libertinism or, a Reason debate on liberty, license, coercion, and responsibility.
Contrary to Obama's claims, he has the power to end the madness. Will he?
He's right, but not for the reasons he thinks.
Drinking Mountain Dew and racing fuel is a bad idea. It's also very, very rare.
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
Allowing AB InBev to buy SABMiller won't hurt consumers. But the nation's government-mandated three-tier alcohol distribution system hurts them every day.
Docudrama series on AMC mixes archival footage with actor recreations.
The only thing controversial about Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium's venture is that there's any controversy at all.
