Power & Market
Author:
D.W. MacKenzie
Online Publish Date:
Today is an interesting milestone for libertarian-minded people, as well as those with a fondness for trivia. 86 years ago today FDR 86’d prohibition. Drinking became a crime starting on January 17th 1920, and remained a crime until December 5th 1933. Prohibition serves as a leading example of what happens when people in a largely free society