Food Freedom

Politics

Caveat Venditor: Cottage Food Laws Great in Theory, Often Less So in Practice

Baylen Linnekin | 12.1.2011 1:47 PM

Policy

Federal Effort to Commandeer the Nation's Salt Shakers Is Based on Bad Science

Scientists are split over whether salt is a silent killer, or just a silent seasoning.

Steve Chapman | 12.1.2011 7:00 AM

Culture

Hot For Teacher-Criminalizing Sex Between Legal Adults?! Nanny of the Month (November 2011)

Ted Balaker | 11.30.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

My Subsidized Food Choices Superior to Yours

Baylen Linnekin | 11.30.2011 12:30 PM

Politics

McDonald's Jukes San Francisco's Toy Ban

Baylen Linnekin | 11.30.2011 9:30 AM

Nanny State

Aussie Gov't to Citizens: You Are So Fat, We Sank to the Bottom of the Map

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.29.2011 3:24 PM

Politics

"[T]he troubles began as soon as the dancing started"

Baylen Linnekin | 11.28.2011 4:36 PM

Culture

Meet the Guest-Blogger: "Culinary Freedom" Fighter Baylen Linnekin of Keep Food Legal

Nick Gillespie | 11.28.2011 8:48 AM

Policy

Low Sodium: Sacrificing Flavor for…Higher Cholesterol

Seth McKelvey | 11.10.2011 3:39 PM

Policy

Fast Food Is Not a Poor Choice

Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2011 12:11 PM

Politics

5 Myths About Healthy Eating

A helping of skepticism about the causes of Americans' poor eating habits-and the effectiveness of political fixes

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.21.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Mark Bittman Corrects Fact-Resistant Food Policy Analysts…Such As Mark Bittman

Jacob Sullum | 10.17.2011 3:09 PM

Nanny State

Reason Writers Around Town: Katherine Mangu-Ward on 5 Myths About Healthy Eating—And Why Politicians Can't Make You Skinny in The Washington Post

Reason Staff | 10.17.2011 9:56 AM

Policy

Bloomberg: Paternalism Is 'Government's Highest Duty'

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2011 4:16 PM

Policy

The Butter Battle

Bootlegging margarine.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.28.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Idea of War on Salt is Clearly Republican Fearmongering

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.26.2011 4:55 PM

Policy

The Butter Battle Comes to Wisconsin

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.21.2011 12:26 PM

Economics

Meet the Cosmovores

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.19.2011 3:20 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Michigan Bar Owners Ban Lawmakers for Banning Smoking! (Nanny of the Month, Aug 2011)

Ted Balaker | 9.1.2011 11:40 AM

Policy

Cool New Nutrition Labels Will Never Appear on Actual Food

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.31.2011 4:58 PM

Policy

The Death of the Baggie, Or Why Parents Must Now Decant Their Kids' Cheetos

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.29.2011 11:42 AM

Policy

Portland, the Land of the (Food Truck) Free

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.25.2011 3:02 PM

Policy

The Federal Government Wants You to Know That Your Pizza Contains Between 1,840 to 3,740 Calories. You're Welcome.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.9.2011 4:57 PM

Policy

Is the Variety of Food Crops "Dwindling"?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.5.2011 4:22 PM

Politics

Double-Shot of Matt Welch on Russia Today, Talking Raw Milk, Children's Politics, and teh Gay

Reason Staff | 8.5.2011 12:27 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Rawesome Foods Raided… Again!

Zach Weissmueller | 8.4.2011 9:00 AM

Policy

Reason.tv: Plant a Garden, Go to Jail for 93-Days?! Nanny of the Month (July 2011)

Ted Balaker | 8.1.2011 11:41 AM

Politics

Does Your Body Belong to You?

Food nannies want the government to control your diet.

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.29.2011 12:00 PM

Nanny State

Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Talks Food Trucks

Matt Welch | 7.28.2011 12:36 PM

Policy

McDonald's to Kids: Apple Slices For All, Whether or Not You Want Them

McDonald's nudges kids to eat more fruit, fewer fries after being given a good shove by regulators

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.26.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Dispatches From the Food Truck Wars

Matt Welch | 7.25.2011 6:28 PM

Policy

Meddling in Other People's Diets Is 'Fun' and 'Inspiring'

Jacob Sullum | 7.25.2011 2:32 PM

Politics

Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Talks Debt Ceiling Politics Last Week, Food Trucks Today

Reason Staff | 7.22.2011 10:14 AM

Policy

It's Not That We're Against Food Trucks, it's That They're "technically illegal"

Matt Welch | 7.21.2011 11:19 AM

Policy

Federal Caterer Crackdown Grabs Pre-Cut Carrots from Tiny Children's Hands

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.18.2011 4:18 PM

Politics

Lemonade-Stand Crackdown Continues: Cops Make Girls Cry From Georgia to Wisconsin

Matt Welch | 7.18.2011 11:04 AM

Politics

Will Jerry Brown Allow Californians to Taste Beer?

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.15.2011 6:59 PM

Politics

Big Egg Gets in Bed with the Humane Society, Invites Congress for a Threesome

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.12.2011 4:25 PM

Politics

Plant a Vegetable Garden in Your Front Yard, Face 93 Days in Jail

Matt Welch | 7.8.2011 2:39 PM

Nanny State

Study: Menu Labeling Doesn't Impact Food Choices

Baylen Linnekin | 7.1.2011 4:56 PM

Politics

Frustrated States Banning Local Food Bans

Baylen Linnekin | 7.1.2011 10:55 AM

Policy

Dutch May Outlaw Kosher and Halal Meat

Baylen Linnekin | 6.30.2011 3:25 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Q&A with Farmageddon's director Kristin Canty

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 6.30.2011 3:00 PM

Culture

Ron Swanson, Proponent of "Two Scoops of Government"?

Baylen Linnekin | 6.30.2011 12:07 PM

Politics

New Wine Laws Legalize Existing Behavior in Maryland, Virginia

Baylen Linnekin | 6.29.2011 4:56 PM