Last year (2020), President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Biden's remarks that day began and ended with some light banter, but the 72 specific actions that he undersigned cover lots of ground—from net neutrality to fair poultry pricing. These actions

The Gastropod podcast has an episode called "You're Wrong About Prohibition". Eager for distraction from a monotonous pile of dishes, I popped in my earbuds. Temperance was a progressive movement!?!? Modern booze marketing promotes a starry-eyed view of Prohibition tropes (see Tommy guns, fedoras, flappers, the

I've been to a few distilled spirits tasting events. Here's what happens: An enthusiastic audience sits down in front of a knowledgeable speaker who provides education, entertainment, and likely at least a little inebriation. Someone usually uses the word "smooth" and someone else is

Ever watch a toddler taste something new for the first time? There's a pause, a moment of thought, and then a response, a shudder—and then maybe you're cleaning up a mess—or maybe the shudder gives way to elation and wide-eyed joy. Maybe there'