Prohibition
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.
The Prohibitionist Curse
Success softened drug warriors' arguments. Now failure has exposed them.
Paper Shows International Split in War on Drugs
South American countries want to pursue alternatives to prohibition
On Legalizing Weed, Virginia Should Just Say Yes
Prohibition is expensive, unnecessary, and hurts people.
Colorado's Rump Prohibitionists
A Denver suburb tries to opt out of marijuana legalization.
The Clueless Crusade to Ban E-Cigarettes
Prohibitionists target a safe alternative because...it looks like smoking?