The first iteration of Prohibition in the United States came against the backdrop of a massive popular uprising progressive and Anti-immigration rebuke. A second iteration might come in the form of secret government councils composed of unelected bureaucrats.
this 2025 Dietary Guidelines Among other things, the review process is currently underway in Washington, D.C., and the guidelines will provide recommendations on how much alcohol Americans should drink. It is reportedit looks like Prohibition is about to quietly make a comeback.
Dietary Guidelines aim to educate Americans about healthy nutrition — a mission the government is already doing Proved to be mediocre at best— and provide guidance on safe drinking amounts. Guide updated every five yearsthe process is led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
For decades, guidelines say Men can safely drink up to two alcoholic beverages per day, and women can safely drink up to one alcoholic beverage per day. However, in recent years, pressure has grown to downgrade these recommendations, with the World Health Organization (WHO) even declare “No amount of alcohol is safe.” The 2025 Dietary Guidelines appear to be a vehicle for this new prohibitionist stance in the United States.
well-known Industry Insider Tom WalkerCiting a “reliable source” who has witnessed the proposed guidance first-hand, the federal government is leaning toward declaring that “any amount of alcohol is not acceptable for a healthy lifestyle,” mirroring World Health Organization standards. While the science on the potential health effects of alcohol is far from resolved— This alone warrants caution from the government — and the process of developing alcohol guidelines is even more alarming.
Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nominally led the revision of the guidelines, it actually allocated A person named Interagency Coordinating Committee on Underage Drinking Prevention (ICCPUD) investigates the evidence on the health effects of alcohol and reports back to dietary guideline authors. ICCPUD’s findings will be used to develop the final guidance.
If you’ve never heard of ICCPUD, you’re not alone. as milwaukee sentinel describewhich is a “secret six-person panel” that conducts a “parallel, opaque review process” and ” [HHS]receiving little public attention.
The fact that a half-dozen unknown bureaucrats in modern America could be a decisive voice on major public policy issues may come as no surprise to the government cynics among us. But things got worse. wall street journal Report Half of the committee has concluded that alcohol is harmful, and three of the six members have published their own research on the alleged harm. In addition to incorporating the effect of alcohol abstinence into this alcohol abstinence pie, half of the committee Also living in Canada – they don’t even live in the US.
These three members – Jürgen Rehm, Timothy Naimi and Kevin Shield –participated in Canada’s drinking guidelines were updated a few years ago. turn out controversial advice Reduce alcohol consumption from 15 drinks per week for men (10 drinks per week for women) to 2 drinks per week. Nami also involving He was involved in the last round of revisions to the nation’s alcohol-based dietary guidelines five years ago, but he threw the entire process into disarray by failing to follow his assigned review protocol.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for the future of drinking. “No safe amount” statements in dietary guidelines – even recommending just two drinks a week as Canada does – could deal a potentially serious blow to the alcohol industry. The industry is already in trouble Reduce alcohol consumption The extent of drinking among young Americans—a phenomenon that has made the government’s crackdown on alcoholism particularly slow. Statements of unsafe levels will not only lead to further declines in drinking; trigger a wave The class-action lawsuits against major alcohol companies are similar to tobacco company settlements in previous decades.
A decision of this magnitude should not be led by a secret committee of six unelected individuals (half of whom have already made up their minds and live abroad), embedded deep within the federal government apparatus.
Thankfully, U.S. lawmakers from both parties are finally aware of ICCPUD’s secret conspiracy. Congressional delegations representing Kentucky and California bourbon and wine country respectively Raise the alarmas well as a group of 16 legislators from across the political spectrum wrote a letter Seek more information.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) channeled the ferocious resistance of our anti-Prohibition forefathers, declare His commitment to continuing to drink continues unabated: “If they want us to drink two beers a week, frankly, they can kiss my ass.”
