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# Free to Booze: The 75th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition 

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Date and Time 

December 5, 2008 4:30 - 7:30 PM EST 

Location 

Auditorium/Wintergarden 

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Featuring **Michael Lerner**, author of *Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City*; **Glen Whitman**, author of *Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly*; **Asheesh Agarwal**, Former Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning; and **Radley Balko**, Senior Editor, *Reason*. Moderated by **Brandon Arnold**, Cato Institute. 

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, thus ending our nation’s failed experiment with Prohibition. Organized crime flourished during Prohibition, but what were the other effects of the national ban on alcohol? How and why was it repealed? Please join the Cato Institute for a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition and a discussion of its legacy and continuing impact on America. Drinks will be served following the discussion.

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