>With Bush 2's recent proposal of a constitutional amendment, my phone has >been ringing off the hook, with journalists calling to ask not only >because my more recent work on the constitutional amending process and >its unintended consequences, but due to my earlier work on prohibition. >Repealing National Prohibition is now available in paperback from Kent >State University Press and thanks to the president may stimulate student >thinking not only about booze but about a wider range of research >possibilities having to do with public policy, governmental reforms, >social control, and popular reaction. At least that has long been my >fond hope, and I would be delighted if it worked for you in your efforts >to show students how the liquor issue can be a launching pad for a >variety of historical inquiries. > >David Kyvig <[log in to unmask]>