The Nanny State

• What About 'Corrective Statements' for the Government?, Jacob Sullum, February 28, 2011
• It Turns Out Nonalcoholic Energy Drinks Are Also an Intolerable Threat to the Youth of America, Jacob Sullum, February 14, 2011
• Reason.tv: Nanny of the Month (Jan 2011) Drug Testing 11-year-olds! Fining iPod Users!, February 1, 2011
• And Now: "Distracted Moving", Radley Balko, January 26, 2011
• Are the French Sophisticated Enough to Tolerate Images of Cigarettes?, Jacob Sullum, January 24, 2011
• Reason Writers on the Tube: Katherine Mangu-Ward Goes to Wal-Mart with Michelle Obama on Freedom Watch, January 21, 2011
• Reason Writers on Bloggingheads: Matt Welch Discusses ObamaCare, Regulation, and Tiger-Mother Parenting with Slate's Timothy Noah, January 20, 2011
• Iowa Legislator Seeks to Criminalize Cocktails, Jacob Sullum, January 14, 2011
• Kinder Surprise Egg Confiscated at Canadian Border, Katherine Mangu-Ward, January 11, 2011
• Taxing Brown Rice Cakes and Math Blasters to Slim Down NY Fat Kids, Katherine Mangu-Ward, January 10, 2011
• "Are You Serious Right Now?": The Daily Show on San Fran Happy Meal Ban, Katherine Mangu-Ward, January 5, 2011
• Reason.tv: Lobsters Invade D.C.!, Nick Gillespie, January 5, 2011
• First Wine, Now Beer in (Some) Pennsylvania Supermarkets; Coming Soon: Cats and Dogs Living Together, Jacob Sullum, January 4, 2011
• Nick Gillespie: "Enjoy Your Rights While You Still Can", December 30, 2010
• Little Debbie on the Run in St. Paul With Pet Devil Dog, Katherine Mangu-Ward, December 30, 2010
• Judge Says New York City Can't Force Cigarette Sellers to Scare Away Their Customers, Jacob Sullum, December 30, 2010
• Anti-Smoking Lie of the Year, Jacob Sullum, December 29, 2010
• The Public Health Case for Electronic Cigarettes, Jacob Sullum, December 22, 2010
• Who Will Train the Twinkie-Sniffing Dogs?, Jacob Sullum, December 22, 2010
• First Nationwide Study Finds No Link Between Smoking Bans and Reductions in Heart Attacks, Jacob Sullum, December 20, 2010
• Americans Don't Like the Lunch Michelle Obama Packed For Them, Want to Trade It For Your Twizzlers., Katherine Mangu-Ward, December 17, 2010
• If Someone Is Going to Come Between Me and My Daughters, I Insist That It Be the Government, Katherine Mangu-Ward, December 16, 2010
• It's Official: Dose Doesn't Matter—The Surgeon General Says So!, Jacob Sullum, December 14, 2010
• Chicago Cupcake Crackdown, Katherine Mangu-Ward, December 13, 2010
• The Federal Government Is Now in Charge of What Goes Into All Public School Vending Machines, Matt Welch, December 13, 2010
• Surprise! "Temporary" Fast-Food Ban in South L.A. Becomes Permanent, Matt Welch, December 10, 2010
• Reason Writers on the Tube: Katherine Mangu-Ward Talks Federal Limits on School Bake Sales at FreedomWatch, December 7, 2010
• Appeals Court Says FDA May Not Ban E-Cigarettes, Jacob Sullum, December 7, 2010
• The Sweet Spot Between Everclear and Pabst Extra Light, Jacob Sullum, December 3, 2010
• Reason.tv: OKC Mayor Sacks Lingerie Football! Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month (Nov 2010), December 1, 2010
• One of These Things Is Not Like the Others. Or Is It?, Jacob Sullum, December 1, 2010
• Does David Katz Know About This?, Jacob Sullum, November 29, 2010
• Reason Writers Around the Internet: Katherine Mangu-Ward on Canned Cranberries, FourLoko, and Other Wonders of Food Science at Bloggingheads, November 24, 2010
• When a Kid Kicks the Back of Your Seat on a Flight Today, You Might be Saving a Life, Katherine Mangu-Ward, November 24, 2010
• David Katz, M.D.: I Don't Get It, So It Should Be Banned, Jacob Sullum, November 22, 2010
• Beck Calls Congressman a Socialist, Congressman Acknowledges He Was Being Kinda Red About That Whole Light Bulb Thing, Repents, Katherine Mangu-Ward, November 19, 2010
• Four Loko Is Not Evil, Just Vile, Jacob Sullum, November 18, 2010
• Is the FDA Banning Drinks or Censoring Speech?, Jacob Sullum, November 17, 2010
• How Many People Have to Die Before the FDA Acts?, Jacob Sullum, November 17, 2010
• Four Loko Banned...by Its Manufacturer (One Step Ahead of the FDA), Jacob Sullum, November 17, 2010
• Another State and Another CBS Station Go Loco Over Four Loko, Jacob Sullum, November 16, 2010
• New York Joins the Four Loko Four; CBS Affiliates Warn the Drink Will Blow Your Mind, Jacob Sullum, November 15, 2010
• What, No Dead Babies?, Jacob Sullum, November 11, 2010
• Look What Nine Drunken Idiots Can Accomplish!, Jacob Sullum, November 11, 2010
• "No, the Problem With the Ban Is That It Doesn't Go Far Enough.", Katherine Mangu-Ward, November 11, 2010
• Warning: Four Loko Makes Drunken College Students Act Like Drunken College Students, Jacob Sullum, November 10, 2010
• Newsflash: Canned Soup Is Salty, Katherine Mangu-Ward, November 10, 2010
• Michigan Liquor Commission Bans Nonexistent Product, Jacob Sullum, November 8, 2010
• 'The New Law Will Allow Consumer Choice', Jacob Sullum, November 8, 2010
• Buzzy Booze Banned, Jacob Sullum, November 5, 2010
• Reason.tv: Happy Meals Banned in San Francisco! Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month for October 2010, November 4, 2010
• Have a Drink, Have a Heart Attack, Jacob Sullum, October 25, 2010
• Can New York Force Tobacco Retailers to Scare Away Their Customers?, Jacob Sullum, October 14, 2010
• Good Reasons To Feed Sick Kids McDonald's, Katherine Mangu-Ward, October 5, 2010
• Enjoy This Lovely Photo of a Garden That Might Not Be Around Tomorrow, Katherine Mangu-Ward, September 9, 2010
• NYC Kangaroo Dinners Now Legal, Delicious, Katherine Mangu-Ward, August 31, 2010
• Reason.tv: Nanny of the Month for August 2010 - Police Chief Busts Guy Who Keeps Drunks Off the Street, August 31, 2010
• The Nanny State vs. Light Bulbs, EuroVision 75(watt) Version, Nick Gillespie, August 30, 2010
• City Contemplating Ban on Hiring Tobacco Users, Matt Welch, August 18, 2010
• Capitalist Cancer Kid Sells Lemonade to Pay for Chemo, Co-opts Cops, Katherine Mangu-Ward, August 13, 2010
• This Can of Beer Cost U.K. Taxpayers Thousands of Pounds, Katherine Mangu-Ward, August 10, 2010
• I'm Very Sorry But We Have to Enforce a Pointless Law We Don't Like Because Someone Reminded Us it Was There, Matt Welch, August 9, 2010
• Anarchists Back Lemonade Stand Girl, Get Into the Illicit Lemonade Biz, Katherine Mangu-Ward, August 9, 2010
• Reason.tv: Nanny of the Month for July 2010-San Fran Soda Banner Mayor Gavin Newsom!, August 2, 2010
• What Kind of Sick Society Allows Canoeing Without a Life Preserver?, Tim Cavanaugh, August 2, 2010
• Our Soggy Founders, Jacob Sullum, August 2, 2010
• Comic Operetta/Courtroom Drama About Raw Milk Debuts Today!, Katherine Mangu-Ward, July 30, 2010
• Bill to Legalize Online Gambling Advances, Jacob Sullum, July 29, 2010
• Ice Cream Trucks Make Triumphant Return to Niskayuna, NY, After 34-Year Hiatus, Katherine Mangu-Ward, July 29, 2010
• "If you take my computer again, I can't do my homework.", Katherine Mangu-Ward, July 20, 2010