This article is based on Okrent's "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition". There's a fascinating interview with the author on NPR: http://www.npr.org/temp

This article is based on Okrent's "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition". There's a fascinating interview with the author on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126613316 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1266133... Specifically, the commentary on the prohibition for racial profiling was especially interesting. With 9% of black adults under correctional supervision [1], a significant portion of whom are there for drug-related charges [2], one might argue that the War on Drugs is even closer to the prohibition than this article suggests. 1: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/usa/Rcedrg00-01.htm http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/usa/Rcedrg00-01.htm 2: http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/64 http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/64