Food Freedom
You've Got to Fight! For Your Right! To Green Bean Casserole!
Arizona has a ban on potlucks. For real.
Is Beyonce's Song "Formation" Responsible for Soaring Red Lobster Sales?
"When he f**k me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster," sings Queen Bey, and suddenly every day is Lobster Fest.
Chris Christie Says Michelle Obama Has No Business Interfering with School Lunches—OK, Now Apply That Consistently
Christie might believe in food freedom but he's a militant drug prohibitionist.
Lawsuit Over Wisconsin Ban on Selling Homemade Cookies
Selling homemade baked goods can lead to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A Fight to Decriminalize Cookies (No, Really) Plays Out in Wisconsin
Home bakers sue for the right to sell their wares.
Federal Dietary Policies Are an Unsteady Diet of Nothing
Follow the new guidelines at your own peril.
Ringing Out What's Old—and Ringing In What's New—in Food Policy
Food policy cognoscenti discuss the top issues of 2015 and predict what might happen in 2016.
Making the Case for Food Freedom and Free Speech
A series of important food lawsuits are fighting unconstitutional restrictions on free speech.
Food Freedom Spreading Across States
Wyoming's groundbreaking direct-to-market law, adopted earlier this year, appears to have sparked a growing movement.
Restrictions on Adult Alcohol Access Don't Make Us Safer
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
The Gloves Are On in Fight Over Misguided New York Restaurant Rules
Requiring chefs to wear gloves doesn't make food safer and generates mountains of waste.
Batman Wants Bacon!
Let's put the whole "don't eat cured meats" hoo-ha in perspective, please.
Right-to-Farm Debate Heats Up
Controversies over laws in all 50 states that protect the rights of farmers to actually farm.
Feds Tell Kombucha Brewers to Pay Up After Tea Tests Above 0.5 Percent Alcohol
In August authorities issued fine letters to an untold number of kombucha manufacturers.
Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance.
Nina Teicholz, critic of a federal dietary guidance committee, talks about her work.
Social Media Helps Food Vendors Dodge Regulators and Find Customers
When what you want is an illegal treat from a favorite underground source, Facebook may be the place to look
What's the Deal with Nanny Statists?
Jerry Seinfeld's lemonade stand meets the long arm of the law in the final edition of Nanny of the Month.
Mayonnaise Conspiracy? Emails Show Egg Board Tried to Thwart Vegan Mayo Before FDA Stepped In
American Egg Board paid for pro-egg press, advised Hellmann's Mayo to contact the FDA about its eggless competitor.
Plastic Bags Are Good for You
What prohibitionists get wrong about one of modernity's greatest inventions
Maryland Man Fined $50 for Picking Berries in Park
A Maryland man received a $50 ticket for picking raspberries. The ticket charged him with "destroying/interfering with plants to wit: berries."
The FDA Targets Vegan Mayonnaise
The presence of ingredients such as pea protein and beta-carotene violates federal mayonnaise law.
Reps. Massie, Polis Team Up for Food Freedom with Delicious Unapproved Steaks
Congressmen attempt to draw attention to oppressive USDA meddling.
Government Forces Natural Skim Milk Sellers to Label Their Milk "Imitation"
It isn't real unless you add to it what government demands you add, says Florida Ag Department
Next Time Government Gives You Dietary Advice, Consider Doing the Opposite
From scares over skipping breakfast to too much salt, the government's been wrong a lot.
PRIME Act Would Steer Meat Processing in the Right Direction
A great new bi-partisan House bill would wrest control over intrastate meat slaughter from the USDA.
What's Behind the Jacked-Up Egg Prices and Shortages?
Avian flu is not the only explanation.
San Francisco Sued Over Unconstitutional Soda Speech Restrictions
Three groups sued San Francisco to overturn a new city law that restricts the free-speech rights of those who make and market sweetened drinks like soda.
Two Burritos for Breakfast
I don't need mandatory food labels to tell me McDonald's isn't health food. And neither do you.
Are Americans Eating Less Because of Government Intervention?
The timing of the decline makes that explanation highly improbable.
A New Life for Old Food
How technology reduces waste by getting excess edibles to those who can still use them.
Voluntary GMO Labeling Law Moves Forward in Congress
Preempts costly state mandatory labeling laws
The FDA Wants to Ruin Your Treats
Trans fats make donuts and popcorn delicious. Soon they may be illegal.
Drop That Snack!
L.A.'s long war against working-class people eating tamales, tacos, Cheetos, and other tasty food
Geoffrey Zakarian: In Praise of Free Enterprise Food
The celebrity chef talks about America's food revolution, and the overzealous regulators who threaten it
Spilled Milk
A brief history of the dairy lobby's unwholesome influence on the U.S. Supreme Court
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are the American Dream
I disapprove of what you eat, but I'll defend to the death your right to eat it.
Raisins, the Supreme Court, and Food Freedom
The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause now protects you from government programs that steal your food.
