How Prohibition and Healthcare Debates Follow the Same Political Playbook
What if the fight over Prohibition in 1920s America followed the exact same political playbook as today's healthcare debates? In this episode, Alex Romano reveals the surprisingly identical patterns of coalition-building, cultural warfare, and unintended consequences that shaped both fights - and why politicians keep using this same strategy over and over. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why the federal government lost 30% of its revenue when alcohol became illegal (and how money drives policy more than morals) • How women's suffrage activists teamed up with rural Protestants against urban immigrants…
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