Comments on: Samizdata quote of the day http://www.samizdata.net/2012/02/samizdata-quote-962/ A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Paul Marks http://www.samizdata.net/2012/02/samizdata-quote-962/#comment-230632 Paul Marks Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:48:06 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=14730#comment-230632 The history of Prohibtion may have little effect Natalie – because this history has been distorted.

In the approved story Prohibition was the fault of silly rural Christians.

In reality (as Jonah Goldberg points out in “Liberal Fascism”) Prohibition was pushed for by the leading “scientific” people of the time – the “Progressive” movement was solidly behind it.

Just as they are behind the various “health Fascist” and “safey Nazi” schemes of our time.

But they get a pass on Prohibtion (and so their reputation stands) because the official story puts all the blame on “Billy Sunday” and co.

]]> By: Natalie Solent http://www.samizdata.net/2012/02/samizdata-quote-962/#comment-230631 Natalie Solent Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:49:37 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=14730#comment-230631 I need a drink to cheer me up after reflecting that the lessons of history don’t come much clearer than the sorry tale of Prohibition – but the world’s political leaders still keep failing the re-takes.

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