My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
THREE POINT TWO: The Story of NEW DEAL BEER, Science, Government and Common Sense
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Before Prohibition could be repealed but after many Americans had grown tired of it, a novel political trick was tried - declaring beer was OK. Well a certain kind of beer, called 3.2. It only lasted eight months, though in many states it lasted longer and in one American state, is still law. We look at this forgotten part of the New Deal and how it provides an example of the role of science in American politics.
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