One of the silver linings of Prohibition, if you're looking for them, is the birth of the cocktail. Bartenders, for the most part, didn't experiment much with flavored drinks; Americans mostly took ...

In 1918 and early 1919, with giddy thoughts of reforming society, voters in 36 states overwhelmingly approved the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, banning the sale and manufacture of intoxicating ...

Prohibition: Documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Part I, "A Nation of Drunkards," 8 p.m. Sunday; Part II, "A Nation of Scofflaws," 8 p.m. Monday; Part III, "A ...

Well, sadly, Sam Cooke was right about most of us. Last night, I saw the brilliant filmmaker, Ken Burns preview his newest documentary at the Belo Mansion, the headquarters of the Dallas Bar ...

It sounds familiar: single-issue politics, a demonization of recent immigrants, smear campaigns in presidential elections and unfunded congressional mandates. While all that may be happening now, ...

It sounds familiar: single-issue politics, a demonization of recent immigrants, smear campaigns in presidential elections and unfunded congressional mandates. While all that may be happening now, ...

Prohibition. It's an intriguing topic even after more than 75 years since it was repealed. WGBY-TV, Channel 57, and the Springfield Museums will host a preview and discussion of Ken Burns and Lynn ...

Below, some previews of the film. Also, Burns dropped by The Colbert Report last night so Stephen Colbert could ask him the important questions. For example: just how drunk were Americans that the ...

The James Boswell of America, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has made must-see TV out of the history of everything from baseball to the Brooklyn Bridge. His 1990 miniseries "The Civil War" became a ...

For many, the word Prohibition conjures up scenes of gang wars in New York, New Jersey and Chicago along with some of the decade’s most infamous characters, Bugs Moran, Meyer Lansky and Al Capone. Yet ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...