A balanced, sober discussion on the economic, philosophical, and regulatory history of alcohol.
Episodes
Apr 27, 2017
Apr 27, 2017
46 min
In our debut episode, we discuss our podcast's namesake, the Whiskey Rebellion. Why did a bunch of farmers stage a rebellion over a whiskey tax? Why did the US government feel the need to raise a militia bigger than its standing army to put it down? And why is Alexander Hamilton not the hero that Lin-Manuel Miranda would have you believe?