Politics● Low48m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 PM
When it was forbidden, it was easier
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It has been suggested that laws are (badly) made like sausages. The euphoria that followed the end of Prohibition in the USA in December 1933 soon cooled off. This is because the new laws restricted the operation of bars and establishments so much that it became more difficult to drink legally than
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