Public Health

• California Food Fascists To Kids: Don't Eat That Shrek Action Figure, Tim Cavanaugh, April 29, 2010
• Attack of the Orbs, Jacob Sullum, April 21, 2010
• Reason.tv: 21: Is it time to lower the drinking age?, April 7, 2010
• Michelle Obama Replaces Easter Candy With Hand-Washing Stations; Solidifies Position as Nation's Leading Noodge, Nick Gillespie, April 6, 2010
• Understanding The Nitty-Gritty Behind The Federal Menu Mandate, Nick Gillespie, April 2, 2010
• But Jesus Is Still Skinny, Jacob Sullum, March 24, 2010
• Conspicuous Calorie Counts Coming, Jacob Sullum, March 22, 2010
• We Will Not Tolerate Tolerance!, Jacob Sullum, March 15, 2010
• It's a Nutter Idea, and It Just Might Not Work, Jacob Sullum, March 4, 2010
• I'm So Ashamed of My Drinking That I Need a Drink, Jacob Sullum, March 4, 2010
• When I Was a Boy, We Didn't Buy Drinking Games. We Made Our Own Fun., Jacob Sullum, March 3, 2010
• Were They Hungry a Half-Hour After Eating the Pretend Food?, Jacob Sullum, March 3, 2010
• Seattle Parks & Recreation: Protecting You From You, Jacob Sullum, February 18, 2010
• Ban E-Cigarettes—for the Children!, Jacob Sullum, February 17, 2010
• Childhood Obesity and Early Death, Jacob Sullum, February 11, 2010
• Public Health vs. Free Speech, Jacob Sullum, January 15, 2010
• Federal Judge Rebukes FDA for Seizing E-Cigarettes, Jacob Sullum, January 15, 2010
• Thank God We've Reached a Plateau, Because We're Exhausted From the Climb, Jacob Sullum, January 14, 2010
• I Don't See Your Name on the List..., Jacob Sullum, January 13, 2010
• The Shaky Science Underlying New York's Salt Assault, Jacob Sullum, January 11, 2010
• Tobacco Truth Gets Smoked, Steve Chapman, January 11, 2010
• Beer Is Cheaper Than Water—When You Compare Really Cheap Beer to Expensive Water, Jacob Sullum, December 22, 2009
• Extra Crispy Chicken And Deep-Fried Panic, Steve Chapman, November 30, 2009
• Who Decides If Breast Tests Are Best?, Ronald Bailey, November 24, 2009
• Joose It Up! (While You Can!), Jacob Sullum, November 19, 2009
• Menu Mandate’s Missing Math, Jacob Sullum, November 18, 2009
• Police Defend, Lie About Devices That Extract Money From and Cause Bodily Harm to Citizens, Matt Welch, November 11, 2009
• Kids Today, With Their Briar Pipes and Fancy Cigars, Jacob Sullum, November 6, 2009
• Swine Flu: The Mystery Epidemic, Brian Doherty, October 26, 2009
• Myocardial Infractions, Jacob Sullum, October 21, 2009
• CDC-Commissioned Report Says More Evidence Is Needed to Decide Whether Smoking Bans Are Good, Jacob Sullum, October 16, 2009
• The Real Swine Flu Hazard, Nick Gillespie, October 15, 2009
• Keats Has TB, Hearts Hamburgers, Katherine Mangu-Ward, October 13, 2009
• You Can Show a Fat Bastard Calories, but You Can't Make Him Count, Jacob Sullum, October 7, 2009
• Why Skydivers Would Be Better Off Without Parachutes, Jacob Sullum, October 5, 2009
• The FDA Is Not Sure Whether Smoking Is Worse Than Not Smoking, Jacob Sullum, October 2, 2009
• Sweet Lies About Kids and Smoking, Steve Chapman, September 28, 2009
• Mayor Bloomberg's Salty Tooth, Jacob Sullum, September 24, 2009
• Sometimes a Cigar Is a Cigarette, Jacob Sullum, September 23, 2009
• Camel Snus in the Tent, Jacob Sullum, September 22, 2009
• The Candid Paternalism Underlying New York's Outdoor Smoking Ban, Jacob Sullum, September 15, 2009
• Again, With Feeling: Thinner Is Not Cheaper, Jacob Sullum, September 10, 2009
• Drink Yourself Fit, Jacob Sullum, September 1, 2009
• New York City Decrees That Coffee and Tobacco Do Not Mix, Jacob Sullum, August 31, 2009
• Help! I've Reached the Obesity Tipping Point, and I Can't Get Up!, Jacob Sullum, August 25, 2009
• One Man's Dinner Party Is Another Man's Binge, Especially If the Other Man Has a Degree in Public Health, Jacob Sullum, August 17, 2009
• What If All Smokers Used Smokeless Tobacco Instead?, Jacob Sullum, August 13, 2009
• E-Cigarettes Look More Effective Than Nicotine Gum or Patches, Jacob Sullum, August 10, 2009
• New at Reason.tv: Sending Our Fishy E-Mails to the White House!, August 6, 2009
• Fat Load, Jacob Sullum, August 5, 2009
• What's Sauce for Pizza Hut Is Sauce for Famous Original Ray's, Jacob Sullum, August 4, 2009
• State-by-State E-Cigarette Bans?, Jacob Sullum, August 3, 2009
• On Friday the Priest Got His Goat, Jacob Sullum, July 31, 2009
• Nap Demographics Weirdly Fascinating, Katherine Mangu-Ward, July 30, 2009
• If Obesity Saves Taxpayers Money, Should It Be Encouraged?, Jacob Sullum, July 27, 2009
• When Carcinogens Are FDA-Approved, You Needn't Worry About Them, Jacob Sullum, July 22, 2009
• Obesity Levels Off; Complacency Threatens to Reach Alarming Levels, Jacob Sullum, July 22, 2009
• Suddenly I Don't Feel Like a Chili Dog Anymore, Jacob Sullum, July 8, 2009
• Mexico on the Verge of Decriminalizing Drug Possession, Jacob Sullum, June 22, 2009
• Philip Morris, Hero of the Anti-Smoking Movement, Jacob Sullum, June 22, 2009
• FDA Will Regulate Tobacco Products (But Don't Tell Consumers), Jacob Sullum, June 11, 2009
• Panic! We're (Not) All Going to Die!, Bill Flanigen, June 11, 2009
• Covering Their Butts, Jacob Sullum, June 10, 2009
• 'One of the Worst Public Health Laws Ever Conceived', Jacob Sullum, June 4, 2009
• If It's Not Regulated, How Can It Be Safer Than Sucking Smoke?, Jacob Sullum, June 3, 2009
• Swine Flu Fantasies, Terry Michael, June 2, 2009
• Why Not Tax Thin Nonsmokers?, Jacob Sullum, May 26, 2009
• Appeals Court Says Cigarette Makers Are Racketeers, Jacob Sullum, May 22, 2009
• The Swine Flu Panic That Wasn't, Jesse Walker, May 18, 2009
• Trans Fat Prohibitionist to Head CDC, Jacob Sullum, May 15, 2009