Burns and Novicks' Prohibition

I was asked by the Alcohol Drug Historical Society's blog Points to offer commentary on a portion of Ken Burn's "Prohibition" miniseries for PBS.  It was an honor to do so.  In the main, the miniseries was good....but only as a launching point for further discussion.  In large part, this has to do with being confined to just 3 nights.  But in other ways it has much more to do with what some of the assumptions behind the miniseries to begin with.

Here is my take on Episode 3:


http://pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/burns-and-novicks-prohibition-lantzer-on-episode-three/


One of the nice things about the miniseries though has been an increase in discussion about Prohibition.  Here is a recent article from the Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20111009/LOCAL/110090354/Hoosiers-go-roaring-back-20s?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com