LETTER | Prohibition didn’t work, will banning hard liquor from fraternity houses?
In 1920 the United States wrote the “noble experiment” of Prohibition into law. This ban of alcohol aimed to reduce crime and resolve social issues of the time. Proponents of Prohibition concluded that difficulty to access alcohol would reduce the amount consumed. This seems logical, and at first, it seemed successful. However, after an initial decline, consumption began to rise steadily. Underground production, speakeasies and organized crime sprung up across the country as acts of rebellion to this ban.