Food
Report: Food Freedom Under Attack
A new Institute for Justice report on food freedom, which I co-authored, makes clear that your right to grow, raise, produce, buy, sell, share, cook, eat, and drink the foods you want is under attack.
Baylen Linnekin on the Battle for Food Freedom
A new Institute for Justice report on food freedom, which I co-authored, makes clear that your right to grow, raise, produce, buy, sell, share, cook, eat, and drink the foods you want is under attack.
The FDA's Unpalatable Cheese Crackdown
Did the FDA really back down? There are holes in that argument.
Baylen Linnekin on the FDA's Cheese Crackdown
You dine at the pleasure of the FDA. Enjoy it while it lasts.
We Should Ignore Michelle Obama
What exactly qualifies her to oversee a "major transformation of our nation's school-lunch program"?
New York City's Soda Ban is a Loser
New York City's ridiculous soda ban had its final day in court this week. Here's why the state's highest court should strike down the ban.
The School Lunch Fight Misses the Mark
Should we expand the USDA's failing National School Lunch Program, as First Lady Michelle Obama wants, or should we slow down its implementation, as House GOP members prefer? No.
Why Do These Well-Fed Anti-Science Activists Oppose Safe, Cheap Food For Poor People?
Nearly 2,000 studies about GMOs all say the food is safe
Danger – Renegade Hummus Among Us!
Only government can guarantee the purity of your hummus
Is the 'Sharing Economy' a New Paradigm for American Capitalism?
A mushy phrase gives liberals cover to join the fight against big government.
What Fed Up Gets Wrong About the Food Industry
The new documentary Fed Up claims to shine a critical light on the food industry and the "obesity epidemic." But it ignores the real culprit.
Eating Out at a Home Restaurant: Should the Government Regulate Paid Dinner Parties?
Part two of a four-part series on the sharing economy.
Debating Food Policy Requires Agreeing on Some Norms
When it comes to food policy, many writers reach vastly different conclusions. That works only if we all agree to share and follow a few ground rules.
Vidalia® Onion Fight Highlights Absurdity of Many State Food® Rules
The nation's largest grower of Vidalia® onions is fighting-and flaunting-a Georgia state law that says he can't ship onions until the state says so. Why do Georgia and other states have dumb laws like these on the books?
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Suit Pitting Beverage Giants
How much pomegranate and blueberry must appear in "Pomegranate Blueberry" juice for the name not to be deceptive?
Bill Would Ban Connecticut Childcare Providers From Serving Whole Milk
The bill is based more on some legislator's harebrained idea of how nutrition and diet work than any actual nutrition or dietary science.
Bans on Sharing Food With Homeless Persist
It will take a concerted effort by advocates for the homeless to pressure cities to repeal these inane, mean-spirited, and un-American laws.
Milk Debate Touches Raw Nerve in California
Special interest groups are stopping Mariko Yamada's raw milk bill.
National School Lunch Program Embarrassment Continues
The USDA has managed to make school lunches stink even more. So why does the government continue to double down on the program?
