May I Push In Your Stool?

New at Reason: I always thought "liquid candy" was code for Rob Roys you sneak during lunch break. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, it's the true name of sodapop. In our July cover story, Jacob Sullum explores how the food cops use daffy definitions, calorie hysteria and the primal terror of "loose stools" to promote a 21st century hairshirt mentality.