Magazine Issues
Subscribe

2022 | Summer Issue

Cheers

For restaurants and food trucks, bars and butter-makers, government regulations can mean closing time.

No matter where you live in the world and no matter when, mealtime has always had cultural significance. It’s how we nourish ourselves, celebrate, mourn. It’s where we come together with an old friend, get to know a new acquaintance, or (as in my case) meet your future spouse.

– Steven D. Anderson, President & CEO of Pacific Legal Foundation

what’s inside

Let’s Meet up at Goodwood

Daniel J. Dew

At Goodwood Brewing, the food is comforting, the beers come in flights, and the atmosphere immediately makes you feel like a regular. “I’m in the hospitality industry,” says Ted Mitzlaff, CEO of Goodwood Brewing & Spirits. “There’s nothing I love more than providing food, safety, and fun for my patrons.” The growing company has three locations in Kentucky and is adding a fourth. Their Louisville taproom hosts live music every weekend, including a Saturday afternoon “Bluegrass Jam,” where anyone is invited to bring an instrument, pull up a seat, and join in. Wednesdays are board game and bingo nights. Kids are welcome in the taproom. Sometimes Goodwood even hosts yoga classes, where they serve “beermosas.” “This place has personality and funk.” - Vyvian, Yelp review, Louisville Goodwood started with beer. “We were kind of at the forefront of the craft beer movement,” Ted explains.

California Fishermen May Soon Be Extinct

Damien M. Schiff

Joseph Kast

Ask your average environmental activist about their impression of commercial sea fishing and you’re likely to hear about turtles caught in plastic soda can rings or dolphins trapped in drift nets.

Lunch at Ole Time Smokehouse

Jessica Thompson

On days when Mark Shirley serves lunch at his food truck, Ole Time Smokehouse, he wakes up at 3:30 a.m. By the time most people in Farmville, North Carolina, are just getting out of bed, Mark’s barbeque has already been cooking for hours.

Prohibition for Thee, Not for Me

Elizabeth Slattery

“I have a searing memory of a day in my childhood.” William Leuchtenburg was a boy living with his family in New Jersey during Prohibition. His father, a postal worker, commuted into Manhattan to work at a post office near Penn Station. But Mr. Leuchtenburg’s salary was modest, so he supplemented the family income by running a small still in the basement of the family home and selling his liquor locally.

Grading Butter

Anastasia Boden

Brittany Hunter

Beloved American Chef Julia Child learned to cook in France, where butter is indispensable. When she taught her recipes to American audiences in the 1960s, she had a favorite mantra: “With enough butter, anything is good.”
The Third Pillar
Previous
The Third Pillar
Next
Seven Deadly Sins
Seven Deadly Sins

Stories of liberty and justice

Sword&Scales is a quarterly magazine with in-depth stories about liberty, equality, and justice. Published by Pacific Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm with a winning record at the Supreme Court, Sword&Scales features narratives from history, courtroom showdowns, and the real experiences of people fighting for their rights.

Subscribe for the Latest Issue

Magazine Issues

Presumed Guilty
Portraits
False Dichotomies
Kith & Kin
Browse the Full Vault

Topics

Equality & OpportunityProperty RightsSeparation of PowersSupreme Court
Browse All Topics

Pacific Legal Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. © Pacific Legal Foundation, 2024.