[kungfooey]

If you find this interesting, I highly recommend the book "Last Call: Rise and Fall of the Prohibition" by Daniel Okrent. There is a PBS documentary as well, but I found it difficult to watch (narration with lots of panning over still photos).

The prohibition is a really great example of the unintended consequences of (mostly well-intentioned) morality-by-legislation.

[mratzloff]

You mean the Ken Burns' documentary? Panning over still photos is sort of his thing. iPhoto even has a slideshow mode called, appropriately enough, "Ken Burns".

Prohibition is excellent, by the way, I recommend you give it another chance.

[idlewords]

That book is fantastic. I came here to recommend it.