Letter: DUII proposal misses the mark
The Jan. 14 editorial “DUII Proposal in Legislature is Premature” properly calls attention to the way limited traffic safety resources are being deployed in the state. New policies and programs…
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New Utah drunk driving limit reveals need to resist .05 in 2019
Utah has become the first state in the country to officially lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05. Supporters will celebrate the change… -
On 85th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition, Don’t Repeat Mistakes of the Past
Next week marks the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition—America’s failed experiment into restricting consumer access to alcohol. But while the days of speakeasies and illegal alcohol trafficking are… -
When Facts Are Known, It’s Clear .05 Won’t Save Lives
A recent poll from the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute finds that 60 percent of Texans support lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from the nationally recognized level… -
Demonizing alcohol: A war on moderation
Yet another report surfaced this week demonizing alcohol — part of what appears to be an ongoing war on moderate drinking. More specifically, the study, released… -
Lowering the legal drinking limit isn’t the answer
Marcus Kowal’s Sept. 12 Wednesday Opinion essay “A proven way to save countless lives” criticized my organization — the American Beverage Institute — for its… -
Moderate alcohol consumption dangerous? Not so fast
Last week, another attempt to demonize moderate alcohol consumption hit the presses. A new study published in The Lancet claimed that not only was alcohol unsafe to drink… -
Drunk Driving Policies That Actually Work
During the 1970s, alcohol was involved in roughly two-thirds of all U.S. traffic fatalities — a clear sign that something needed to change. Luckily, in the following decades, circumstances did begin… -
Another Assault on American Beer and Distilled Spirits
The Senate recently struck a symbolic blow to the trade war that has broken out between the United States and the rest of the world — deciding that… -
A trade war against American spirits
Does the current state of American partisan politics make you want a stiff drink? Well that frustration could become more intense as current trade policy begins to harm America’s alcohol…
