Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Moonshine: The American Rebel Spirit
Moonshine evokes imagery of outlaw distillers practicing their craft
by the light of the moon to evade the law. But Prohibition ended in
1933. Why are illegal moonshiners still a thing? "To make this liquor on your own is really exciting to a lot of
people. It's under the radar. It remains against the law to make
distilled spirits even though wine and beer you can make legally
[without a permit]," explains Jaime Joyce, author of Moonshine: A Cultural History of America's Infamous Liquor. According to Joyce, it's also a matter of economics. Illegal
moonshine is most prevalent in poor, rural America where getting
licensed to make and sell distilled spirits comes with prohibitive
costs. To a financially strapped family, it's more beneficial to risk
jail and be able to afford food on the table than it is to shell out
hundreds of dollars in fees. Joyce sat down with Reason TV's Anthony L. Fisher
to discuss the economics and cultural significance of moonshine, it's
role in the creation of NASCAR, and why this old school tradition has
grown so popular among urban hipsters...more
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