Cracking down on freedom related to alcohol was one of the early emergences of authoritarian tendencies in the United States government, as demonstrated by President George Washington leading troops to confront people in Pennsylvania who were participating in what became known as the Whiskey Rebellion against a US government tax on distilled spirits.
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When Vladimir Putin Was Pootie-Poot
United Sates President Joe Biden has spent most of his presidency refusing to talk with Russia President Vladimir Putin. This is despite — or maybe because of — the fact that such discourse could have led to an agreement ending the US government’s proxy war against Russia.