Prohibition Gives Us Heroin Spiked With an Elephant Tranquilizer
Carfentanil-related deaths illustrate how banning drugs makes them more dangerous.
Prohibition
Alcohol Prohibition Was a Dress Rehearsal for the War on Drugs
Harvard historian Lisa McGirr on how our national ban on booze never really ended.
Friday A/V Club: When the Governor Has a Libertarian Side
The Maryland governor who defied Prohibition, and the Utah governor who wouldn't pay his income tax
The Hillbilly Epidemiologists
Before the medical professionals figured out what was causing an outbreak, country and blues musicians were on the case.
Winery Fights Utah's Laughably Awful 'Zion Curtain' Rule
The law requires blocking the view of alcohol being mixed or poured.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Libertarianism, Yes! But *What Kind* of Libertarianism?
Virtue vs. Libertinism or, a Reason debate on liberty, license, coercion, and responsibility.
How the President Can End Pot Prohibition Without Congress
Contrary to Obama's claims, he has the power to end the madness. Will he?
Human Trafficking Is the New 'Crack-Cocaine Epidemic,' Says California Lawmaker
He's right, but not for the reasons he thinks.
Dewshine: The Stupid New Teen Drug Panic
Drinking Mountain Dew and racing fuel is a bad idea. It's also very, very rare.
Restrictions on Adult Alcohol Access Don't Make Us Safer
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
Let the Beer Giants Merge, But Scrap the Mandatory Middleman
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.
The Making of the Mob Refuses to Mythologize History of Organized Crime
Docudrama series on AMC mixes archival footage with actor recreations.
Say Yes to Ice Cream-Flavored Beer
The only thing controversial about Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium's venture is that there's any controversy at all.
Press Enter for Ecstasy
Wall Street Journal review of the new book, Drugs Unlimited: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High, by Mike Power
Celebrating Repeal Day Under the Vestiges of Prohibition
The era of small-"p" prohibition has persisted for more than eight decades since the repeal of the 18th Amendment.
Taxing Away Sweet Drinks: Plenty of Baptists, But No Bootleggers
Soda tax moralizers are easy to find, but where are our sweetened-beverage bootleggers?
Prohibition Battle in Arkansas: Local Control or Individual Rights?
On Tuesday Arkansas voters decide whether to end prohibition in the state
You Can't Stop the Dark Net (Yet Everyone Keeps Trying)
Dark net drug sales have more than doubled since the FBI shut down Silk Road.
Pot, Poker, and Prohibitionism
Do Republicans want to be the party of unprincipled killjoys?
How Not to Legalize a Drug
Yanking alcohol back out of the black market left America with a wicked Prohibition hangover.
Uncle Sam's Drinking Game
The federal government's definition of excessive alcohol consumption mixes medicine with moralism.
