Food
Are Americans Eating Less Because of Government Intervention?
The timing of the decline makes that explanation highly improbable.
Chipotle Treats Customers Like Idiots
The burrito chain stokes bogus GMO fears and tries to profit from anti-biotech propaganda.
A New Life for Old Food
How technology reduces waste by getting excess edibles to those who can still use them.
Seattle's Trash Nannying Violates Privacy Rights, Lawsuit Argues
Want to see what's in there? Get a warrant.
Voluntary GMO Labeling Law Moves Forward in Congress
Preempts costly state mandatory labeling laws
Here's How Regulators Create Problems, Not Solve Them
Government means never having to say you're sorry
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.
Michelle Obama's America: Salt 'Black Markets' Arise in School Cafeterias
Kids need flavor packets to cope with federal guidelines
In Major Victory for Property Rights, SCOTUS Strikes Down USDA Seizure of California Raisins
Raisin farmers prevail over unconstitutional government regulation.
DC's First Cat Cafe Opens (No Thanks to Regulators)
How a cat-loving entrepreneur brought kittens and caffeine to the nation's capital
San Francisco Vs. Soft Drinks
An elected official is trying to protect you from unsavory hucksters peddling empty illusions to profit from your gullibility. Maybe it takes one to know one.
New Article Blasts Feds' 'Pseudoscientific Methods' For Establishing Dietary Guidelines
A stinging critique of the shabby science that supports federal recommendations
Summer Has Arrived with the Annual Shutting Down of a Kid's Lemonade Stand
Texas regulations intended to improve the legal climate for home cooks invoked.
Donating Food to the Needy Is Good, So Obviously Somebody (France) Will Make It Mandatory
Politicians ignore role in citizen poverty, instead mandate new obligations to food retailers.
The End of Farming
Factories with lab-grown milk and cultured meat will replace industrial farms
The Coming Trans Fat Ban and the Petty Tyranny of the FDA
The FDA, which helped make trans fat use more common, is now seeking to ban trans fats.
The European Union Doesn't Need More Food Taxes
The World Health Organization ignores evidence price controls don't make people healthier.
Chipotle Feeds Anti-Scientific Derangement Syndrome, Says WaPo Columnist
Voluntary GMO labeling will express religious views and strictures much like halal and kosher labels do now.
Will Austin Proposal to 'Control' Barbecue Cause Beloved Food Scene to Go Up in Smoke?
Poorly thought-out rules against odors, emissions could devastate restaurants, food trucks.
By Feeding Bogus GMO Fears, Chipotle Treats Customers Like Idiots
The food chain tries to profit from anti-biotech propaganda
The GMO Debate Heats Up (Again)
Courts. Federal, state, and local laws. It's difficult to keep up with all of the developments around genetically modified foods.
Judge Rules that Really Stupid Vermont Law May Be Able to Force GMO-Labels on Food Companies
Legislators and judge fall for anti-biotech disinformation campaign
Say Yes to Ice Cream-Flavored Beer
The only thing controversial about Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium's venture is that there's any controversy at all.
Minimum Wage Hikes and Restaurants: Who Gains? Who Loses?
Los Angeles and Seattle institute or contemplate big minimum wage hikes, and the furor over how restaurants will be affected continues.
Raisin Farmers Fight for Crop Control
Supreme Court hears case of USDA agricultural takings.
Another Infuriating Crackdown on Sharing Food With the Homeless
San Antonio targets a good Samaritan, because rules are rules.
Friday A/V Club: In a Parallel Universe, a Steakhouse Won the 1992 Election
Don't blame me, I voted for Sizzler.
KIND Fruit and Nut Bars Get FDA Linguistics Lesson: Words Only Mean What Bureaucrats Say They Mean
FDA dings KIND for using the word "healthy" since bars contain more than 1 gram of saturated fat.
Don't Ban Powdered Alcohol
There's no real public safety concern to justify blocking Palcohol.
The Supreme Court Must Rule on Mandatory GMO Labelling
Congress, the states, and courts all vie to decide the future of GMO labeling.
Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Would Be "Extremely Misleading to Consumers," Argues Washington Post
WaPo editors counter anti-biotech activist's disinformation campaign
Socially Engineering Food Choices Doesn't Work
To say that Los Angeles merely failed would be putting it mildly.