Posts Tagged ‘ Whiskey Tax ’

Why Whiskey & Gunpowder… And Why Now?

Aug 13th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Liberties, Taxes
As soon as the noose was around his neck, Guy Fawkes broke free from the hangman and leaped off the scaffolding — guaranteeing a quick drop with a stop sharp enough to break his neck cleanly... It seems like an odd result for a man to be in such a hurry ...read more

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The Pittsburgh Tea Party

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Politics
Yeah, we drink tea in Pittsburgh.  But really, Pittsburgh is more of a shot-and-a-beer kind of town.  What else would you expect from the place that – back in 1794 – challenged the authority of the newly established national government in the Whiskey Rebellion.  I wrote about it five years ...read more

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The Whiskey Rebellion: Whiskey Taxes: The Real Thing

Dec 17th, 2004 | By | Category: Commodities
Byron King recounts the seminal role the Whiskey Tax and subsequent Whiskey Rebellion played in American history -- how this "minor event" helped to define the role and powers of the federal government. THIS COULD VERY well have been the Province of Westsylvania, part of British Imperial Canada. To the east, ...read more

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