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Enforcing Prohibition with a massive new federal force of poorly trained agents didn’t go so well in the 1920s

As the actions of agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement come under intense scrutiny, it’s worth noting that a little more than 100 years ago, another expansion of federal policing – to enforce national Prohibition – also sparked nationwide concern.

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If recreational vapes are banned, why are there still vape shops everywhere?

Recently, you may have noticed an increase in the number of shops selling tobacco in your area. Alongside cigarettes, these shops often sell vapes.

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The New Prohibitionists Are Hijacking Federal Dietary Guidelines

The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid.

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A speakeasy blending myth and mixology

If you don't know where you're going, it's easy to miss the entrance. Keep an eye out for the bulldog medallion

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Your Right To Booze Could Be Impacted No Matter Who Wins the Presidential Election

From tariffs to dietary guidelines, this election may bring the biggest federal changes to alcohol since Prohibition’s end.

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After 100 Years, End the Open Fields Doctrine

Federal agents are allowed to search private property without a warrant under this Prohibition-era Supreme Court precedent.

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10 years after its finale, it's time to admit Boardwalk Empire belongs alongside The Sopranos and Breaking Bad as one of TV's GOATs

Opinion: One GamesRadar+ writer on why the Prohibition-era HBO show deserves to be on TV's Mount Rushmore

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The Secret Committee Behind America's Prohibition Comeback

Washington bureaucrats are rewriting the rules on drinking, and a hidden panel of unelected officials could be paving the way for Prohibition 2.0.

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How the Government Almost Killed the Apple

...and how the free market is saving it.

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Long Live the Conch Republic

The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West

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WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal

Nannies never fall out of love with failed authoritarianism and curbs on freedom of choice.

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Repeal Day Lessons for Tobacco Prohibitionists

Today’s nicotine prohibitionists may do well to take a few moments to contemplate their anti-alcohol predecessors.

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Oregon's Drug Problems Were Not Caused by Decriminalization

Prohibition is at the root of the hazards that have led to record numbers of opioid-related deaths.

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Moms for Liberty: ‘Joyful warriors’ or anti-government conspiracists? The 2-year-old group could have a serious impact on the presidential race

Motherhood language and symbolism have been part of every U.S. social movement, from the American Revolution to Prohibition and the fight against drunk drivers. Half of Americans are women, most become mothers, and many are conservative.

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Did Drug Decriminalization Cause a 'Catastrophe' in Oregon?

Many of the problems the state is experiencing are caused by the continuing impact of prohibition.

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Methanol-Tainted Liquor and Xylazine-Tainted Fentanyl Illustrate the Same Prohibitionist Peril

While the lethal effects of Iran’s booze ban are widely recognized, politicians ignore similar consequences from U.S. drug laws.

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Why Legal Immigration is Almost Impossible for the Vast Majority of those Who Want it

Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier outlines how the US immigration system bars the vast majority of potential migrants, much like Prohibition banned almost all uses of alcohol.

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Prohibition Gave Us Xylazine in Fentanyl. The Solution, Drug Warriors Say, Is More Prohibition.

The emergence of the animal tranquilizer as an opioid adulterant illustrates once again how the war on drugs makes drug use more dangerous.

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Commentary: How Los Angeles’ first female public defender pioneered the rule that led to Trump’s indictment

Warren G. Harding was a terrible president, but he did get two things right. He freed an ailing Eugene Debs from federal prison, where Debs had been locked up for criticizing World War I, and he appointed Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Los Angeles’ first female public defender, as assistant attorney general…

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Just Say 'No' to New Forms of Prohibition

It doesn't make sense to create laws that restrict activities enjoyed by the general populace to protect a tiny minority that will undoubtedly partake in those activities anyway.

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The Argument That 'America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice' Ignores the Cost of Prohibition

Is it just to punish the many for the excesses of the few?

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The Woman Who Spearheaded Prohibition's Repeal

Pauline Sabin was a freedom-loving heroine.

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