[satelliter]

I agree with the poster on the sad state of TV news. Even CNN dumbs it down these days and the contrived banter really makes me puke. I can only stomach C-Span and occasionally the BBC.

I have to say that the issue shouldn't be whether or not prohibition "works" but `whether the the interference with individual freedom is justified. Prohibition of alcohol probably did save some lives and if it didn't stop alcohol consumption one could argue that it should have been enforced more strongly. The reason it was overturned I hope was that people wanted to drink, and the few who can't control their addiction are out of luck, just like those who can't control their eating. Prohibition was championed by religious fanatics as well.