
Why the U.S. banned alcohol, then (partly) changed its mind (E63)
The Adam Ragusea Podcast
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The Global History of Prohibition
It would be incorrect to label Marxism as a Russian phenomenon, says Peter Bergen. It was a global movement, the temperance movement, he adds. People were sick of being exploited by fat cats, said Bergen. The introduction of vodka into the Slavic world and schnapps in Germany changed everything.
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