Showing posts with label alcohol laws and regulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alcohol laws and regulation. Show all posts
Sunday, July 05, 2020

GREEN MOUSE follows up: "How Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing."

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Picking up where we left off on February 13, when I asked, "What sort of upper crust prohibitionist’s rationale is being advanced he...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

BEER WITH A SOCIALIST: A belated farewell to Brian O'Donnell.

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Three bullet points to begin the week ... Leading off, I'm six months late to the news, but it's better than not knowing at all...
Monday, May 18, 2020

One thousand times this: "American liquor laws are pretty stupid. And the COVID-19 pandemic gives us a once in a century chance to change them."

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Photo credit: The Atlantic . A pandemic is awful, and it's also an awfully good time to make common-sense reforms. As a preface...
Friday, April 03, 2020

BEER WITH A SOCIALIST: Prohibitionists see an opportunity amid COVID-19's onslaught.

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But riots would violate social distancing, right? Beer writer Andy Crouch, who is from Massachusetts: "Liquor stores are fillin...
Friday, March 20, 2020

Indiana is following suit as Kentucky temporarily allows alcoholic beverage carryout and delivery by licensed restaurants.

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Governor Beshear temporarily loosens restrictions on alcoholic beverage carryout and delivery by licensed restaurants ( Food & Dinin...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

ON THE AVENUES: If it's a war, then the food service biz needs to be issued a few weapons. We need improvisation and flexibility to survive the shutdown.

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Noon Friday Update (March 20): As of yesterday evening, Indiana is implementing certain temporary carryout privileges for restaurants, as...
Thursday, February 06, 2020

GREEN MOUSE SAYS: Neo-prohibitionism, foppery and hypocrisy at Indiana Landmarks as Family Dollar on Vincennes gets a perfectly legal alcohol sales permit.

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Heavens, these people make it hard to take a sabbatical, but someone has to provide the "free press" counterweight by offering ...
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Friday, August 10, 2018

BEER WITH A SOCIALIST: "In short, hemp and hops can only work together if state and federal regulators get out of the way."

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This is an excellent essay about innovation, regulation and weirdness. Thanks to E for the link. As for me, a pint of Fuller's Londo...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

THE BEER BEAT: "One hundred years ago, Britain nationalized hundreds of its pubs — and invented a better drinking culture."

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Photo credit. Simply stated, speaking as one who is fascinated by World War I and British pub culture and the notion of prohibition, ...