For much of the 18th century, England marinated in gin. Its production was encouraged after 1688 by bans on French wines and by the drinking habits of William III. Cheap gins were vile home brews, ...

O n July 8, 1723, a book was put on trial. The Grand Jury of Middlesex County Court, in England, was presented with a work that corrupted public morals to such an extent that it might “debauch the ...

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Bernard de Mandeville (1670-1733) was a Dutch-English physician, political philosopher, and satirist. He wrote, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that virtue leads to economic stagnation and collapse, while ...