A front-page article in the New York Times, 19 August 1996, by Fox Butterfield discusses the phenomenon of the decline of murders in bar-room brawls. The increase in homicides by juveniles has obscurred the decline in murders by adults. On aspect of this decline has been the great reduction in killings at bars. The article argues that part of the explanation lies in the shift of drinking by workingclass adult males from bars located near the workplace to home and the TV screen. Bars themselves have because less male and less workingclass and so less violent. Any comments? David M. Fahey History Department Miami University Oxford, OH 45056-1618, USA tel. 513-529-5134 FAX 513-529-3841 e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>