
Kevin R. Kosar
Contributor at Freelance
Host and Editor at Understanding Congress
Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Thinktanker/@aei. Latest book: Congress Overwhelmed: Congressional Capacity & the Prospects for Reform. Opinions & typos are mine.
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beveragesbooksandmore.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
I first encountered Fords Gin at a party thrown by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. The retro, stylish bottle caught my eye, and what’s inside proved equally appealing. Yes, Fords is a London Dry Gin—but it is not as intense as Beefeater, whose high proof (94 ABV) and intense piney notes can be a little too much for some folks. Fords is 90 proof and the juniper note is balanced against other botanicals, such as lemon peel, orris root, and angelica.
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kevinrkosar.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
This week, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released this new video. The Constitution designates Congress as the primary lawmaking institution in our federal government. Yet, an enormous amount of lawmaking gets done by the executive branch through regulations. Phil Wallach and I explain that improving Congress's internal capacity is essential to providing effective oversight of the executive branch and keeping the federal government accountable to the American people.
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beveragesbooksandmore.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
Kevin Kosar convened C. Jarrett Dieterle, Christine Sismondo, and Prof. Christopher Martin to talk about America and alcohol. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which forbade the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” in the United States, took effect in 1920. President Herbert Hoover politely referred to Prohibition as a “noble experiment,” but in hindsight, it mostly failed.
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beveragesbooksandmore.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
Beverages, Books, and MoreFergus Bordewich, The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government
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The biggest congressional budgeting mess ever? Yeah, probably. And it is not clear if FY2026 will be any better. https://t.co/lTcHiDIgBl https://t.co/FCo3yAxt1s

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