Pete Wright

Yes, we really did. And so I think that's sort of my take on it. Like when there are rules as Americans, somebody has to push back on them. Right. And this one, particularly interesting because it is poison. Yeah. It's, I mean, and I'm not, I drink. I get it. Right. On this show, we actually made an entire member episode about us drinking hard liquor. Like that's, we're fine with it.

Yes, we really did. And so I think that's sort of my take on it. Like when there are rules as Americans, somebody has to push back on them. Right. And this one, particularly interesting because it is poison. Yeah. It's, I mean, and I'm not, I drink. I get it. Right. On this show, we actually made an entire member episode about us drinking hard liquor. Like that's, we're fine with it.

So let's just put that on the, that's table stakes. But sociologically, I think this is a much more interesting background. It's a good point. Yeah. Then the other piece that I came back to was like, how does this, how does this tie to, well, I, you know, I don't, I don't want to necessarily get too much into prohibition because I know you have a real corner on prohibition.

So let's just put that on the, that's table stakes. But sociologically, I think this is a much more interesting background. It's a good point. Yeah. Then the other piece that I came back to was like, how does this, how does this tie to, well, I, you know, I don't, I don't want to necessarily get too much into prohibition because I know you have a real corner on prohibition.

But what I, what I was interested in is, you know, how does the temperance movement, how did the temperance movement influence social policy?

But what I, what I was interested in is, you know, how does the temperance movement, how did the temperance movement influence social policy?

Yeah. And how do the states and the federal government kind of go – like what does that tug-of-war look like around the temperature movement? I mean do you have anything on that you want to talk about?

Yeah. And how do the states and the federal government kind of go – like what does that tug-of-war look like around the temperature movement? I mean do you have anything on that you want to talk about?

It's the same thing. It's the same thing. And so you do have – you did have a lot of states, individual states trying to regulate. Maine Law of 1851 was one of the earliest and most influential prohibition laws, which passed by –

It's the same thing. It's the same thing. And so you do have – you did have a lot of states, individual states trying to regulate. Maine Law of 1851 was one of the earliest and most influential prohibition laws, which passed by –

advocate neil dow and served as the model for the other states that started popping up and what was the answer to the main law of 1851 as it over the next 50 years started to to propagate as more states uh joined the the united states was the 18th amendment in 1920 right which said hey we're gonna go ahead and not and not do booze anymore good luck everybody right

advocate neil dow and served as the model for the other states that started popping up and what was the answer to the main law of 1851 as it over the next 50 years started to to propagate as more states uh joined the the united states was the 18th amendment in 1920 right which said hey we're gonna go ahead and not and not do booze anymore good luck everybody right

That's a really good question. I mean, Maine was the 23rd state. It became a state in 1820. So it had, you know, 31 years of statehood under it. I've always had the impression that temperance moved South. Like, and when you think about like what I knew going into this was like, it started North moved South and by prohibition, Chicago was the big thing. Like that was the-

That's a really good question. I mean, Maine was the 23rd state. It became a state in 1820. So it had, you know, 31 years of statehood under it. I've always had the impression that temperance moved South. Like, and when you think about like what I knew going into this was like, it started North moved South and by prohibition, Chicago was the big thing. Like that was the-

locus of violence and prohibition right and um and and so i don't know why specifically maine but you know let's just say this and no offense to mainers sure but when there are fewer states every state is more relevant that's a good point everybody's got a big spotlight on them sure there's no flyover states there's no no everybody can touch

locus of violence and prohibition right and um and and so i don't know why specifically maine but you know let's just say this and no offense to mainers sure but when there are fewer states every state is more relevant that's a good point everybody's got a big spotlight on them sure there's no flyover states there's no no everybody can touch

It always starts with one guy. And when you have the name of Neil Dow as the guy who spearheaded legislation in Maine in 1851, whose buddy is

It always starts with one guy. And when you have the name of Neil Dow as the guy who spearheaded legislation in Maine in 1851, whose buddy is

right made neil do this yeah because it was dave neil's buddy he lived right next door to dave who was embarrassing and he was constantly playing the fiddle late at night and not very well because he was drunk and neil woke up with like just trash in his yard and uh inappropriate signs no and and dave would come out with like a penis on his forehead that somebody had drawn he just embarrassed everybody

right made neil do this yeah because it was dave neil's buddy he lived right next door to dave who was embarrassing and he was constantly playing the fiddle late at night and not very well because he was drunk and neil woke up with like just trash in his yard and uh inappropriate signs no and and dave would come out with like a penis on his forehead that somebody had drawn he just embarrassed everybody