All Nations Welcome Except Carrie

All Nations Welcome Except Carrie

All Nations Welcome Except Carrie Carrie Amelia Nation (1846 -1911) was an American activist mainly in Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. She was a radical member of the US temperance movement, and organized the local branch of the Woman’s Christian...
Bootleggers & Baptists

Bootleggers & Baptists

Bootleggers & Baptists The American scientist Bruce Yandle published his economic theory Bootleggers and Baptists in 1983. His theory describes that groups with opposite goals can support each other. Interestingly, Yandle used the early 20th century laws...
Prohibition and Beer Cans

Prohibition and Beer Cans

Prohibition and Beer Cans Prohibition was lifted in 1933. Breweries that had remained in production with “near beer” during prohibition had an advatage as they could quickly get back into the production of real beer. They also benefited from existing...