Pop histories describe the saloon as a “symbol” — of masculinity ... One legislator called for prohibition “for the safety and redemption of the people from the social, political and ...

and the compelling reasons why beer became a symbol of renewed hope and optimism during one of America’s darkest periods. Do many people realize that the end of Prohibition was gradual?

But 20th century lawmen and teetotalers were just as committed to their cause, as evidenced by these vintage photos of people wasting ... city’s commitment to the Prohibition movement.

105 years ago Tuesday the Constitution’s 18th Amendment was ratified, making Prohibition the law of ... national life since Colonial times, when people consumed more than twice as much as ...

As Mencken noted, people have ways of getting around laws they don’t like. I learned about some of the more inventive responses to Prohibition from Dave Hoffman, who runs one of the older ...

lest other rich people make money off of selling drugs. For more on "The Patriarch" and the booze business that enables a grandson's passion for prohibition, watch this Reason TV interview with ...