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Prohibition

Constitutional by The Washington Post

Jan 1, 201853:02Society & Culture

The passage and then repeal of the 18th Amendment, banning alcohol in America, highlighted the pitfalls of trying to legislate against vice.

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Prohibition is an episode from Constitutional by The Washington Post. The passage and then repeal of the 18th Amendment, banning alcohol in America, highlighted the pitfalls of trying to legislate against vice. The episode was published on...

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