Mississippi was the last state to repeal Prohibition in 1966, yet some cities and counties still enforce a ban or limits on alcohol sales. The state’s diverse and sometimes contradicting alcohol laws ...

Tuesday marks 90 years since the end of Prohibition, the 13-year federal ban on alcohol now largely viewed as a failed experiment that glamorized illegal drinking. The Prohibition Era lasted from Jan.

America’s experiments with prohibition have proven to be catastrophic failures that make a mockery of the law, skew police priorities and enrich the black market. On this day, 104 years ago, the ...

Historical facts can sometimes be stranger than fiction. Even claims that at first sound conspiratorial can be rooted in well-documented history and records. "The government once poisoned drinking ...

The making of a radical reform -- Bootleg, moonshine, and home brew -- Selective enforcement -- Gestures of daring, signs of revolt -- Citizen warriors -- New political loyalties -- Building the penal ...

This piece is part of a series of essays on alcohol history. You can read more here. The collective pop cultural image of alcoholic Prohibition during the height of the Roaring Twenties tends to be ...

Act, 1989, was introduced with a clear and morally driven purpose: to protect society from the destructive effects of alcohol. By banning the manufacture, sale, possession, consumption, import, and ex ...