Temperance is one of those solid, old words that feels like it belongs in a history book or etched into stone. And yet, it quietly turns up in our lives far more often than we notice. At its simplest, ...

Eighty-nine years ago this week, another of our long national nightmares was over. For 13 luckless years, the United States of America went piously, officially “dry,” banning by constitutional ...

A mock train schedule from a temperance pamphlet shows the timetable for drinkers on the road to ruin. The full pamphlet can be seen here: http://digitalvermont.org ...

In a world where we're often pushed to extremes—restrictive diets or binge eating, marathon workouts or total couch potato mode—temperance emerges as the middle path, the sweet spot where health and ...