December 5, 2008 11:56AM 

# Happy Repeal Day 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Today is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of alcohol prohibition. We are, alas, living in a time when way too many people think that the way to solve problems and improve the human condition is to enact more laws. Let’s remember that *repealing* certain laws can actually help to create a more free and prosperous society!

Cato is celebrating today’s anniversary with an event this afternoon entitled [“Free to Booze.”](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=5256)

More thoughts on Repeal Day from [Radley Balko](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,459704,00.html) and our friends at [MPP](http://tv.mpp.org/news/prohibition-still-doesnt-work/). For Cato scholarship, go [here](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=1017), [here](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=1360), and [here](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=981).

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[General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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