Because of the lawlessness that Prohibition inspired, as well as the prospect of jobs that legal alcohol production could ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

One hundred years ago America undertook its “Noble Experiment,” shifting alcohol policy from state capitols, where it traditionally belonged under the Tenth Amendment, to Washington, D.C, under ...

Happy hour has become something of a workday rite for many adults who, after leaving their job, head over to their favorite bars and pubs to indulge in the drink specials. As common as happy hours and ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Dec. 5, 1933, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ...

America's battle against alcohol in the 1920s failed to attract many foreign allies and ended in defeat. By the time World War II broke out, the nation's short-lived prohibition experiment had long ...

From speakeasies tucked behind unmarked entrances to intrepid bootleggers with contraband liquor stashed in their trunks, the Prohibition era was a time of rebellion — and ingenuity. Risky as it was, ...

The cause was championed by the temperance movement, which encouraged and advocated for abstinence from alcohol. Much of the reasoning was based on ideas of Christian ethics, and many Christian ...

Musical conductor Thomas Wilson describes the music of the Prohibition era as the “sound of resistance.” The 1920s speakeasy movement brought about the birth of jazz, Wilson said, creating the ...

Rye whiskey is bourbon’s boisterous older brother — tons of attitude, more intense and something of an acquired taste. Variations can be found all around the world — Canadian whiskey is often referred ...