Food
Price Controls Favor California Cheese Makers, Hurt Everybody Else
Don't even try to make sense of the rules
The Supreme Court Should Tackle the Federal Government's "Naked Economic Favoritism"
A New Deal price-fixing scheme reaches the High Court. Will the justices take the case?
Is Alcohol the New Soda?
New government research appears likely to help activists impose more restrictions on alcohol.
Philadelphia: No Love for the Homeless
Charities Continue Suit Against City's Ban on Feeding Homeless Outdoors
Cory Booker to Live on Food Stamps for a Week
In response to a tweeter saying that nutrition isn't the government's responsibility
What a True Food Movement Looks Like
Much has been made of late of a "food movement" that would restrict our right to make our own food choices. But victories for food freedom in Denmark, California, and (hopefully) New York City show the true food movement is something else altogether.
Kucinich Wants to End Tax Deductions for Marketing Junk Food to Kids
Fiddling with the tax code while Hostess burns
Chicago to Cut Calories in City Snack Machines
Healthy food for city employees isn't going to fix that budget deficit, Emanuel
Free the Schnitzel: Chicago Food Truck Owners Sue
Several Chicago, Illinois food truck owners filed a lawsuit against the city today.
Ham-Burgled: Los Angeles Council Pushes 'Meatless Mondays'
Los Angeles City Council leaders have voted 14-0 in favor of endorsing the internationally led "Meatless Mondays" campaign.
Denmark Discovers the Dangers of Nanny State Food Taxes
Taxes on food inflate food prices, threaten jobs. Imagine that.
How Misguided USDA Regulations Harm Consumers and Restrict Food Freedom
Unnecessary regulations force a popular food entrepreneur to close its doors.
Proposed DC Food Truck Regs Could Wreck Industry
Popular vending locations would not fit with placement restrictions
Science Wins in California - Proposition 37 Fails
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting this morning that Proposition 37 that - on specious "right-to-know" grounds - would have required labeling foods containing ingredients from biotech enhanced crops has failed.
The Sorry State of Food-Related Public-Health Research and Journalism
Bad research. Bad reporting on bad research. What's the deal with food-related public-health research and reporting?
City Committee Considering Forcing Food Carts to Offer Vegetarian Options
Some on Madison's Vending Oversight Committee think they can figure out this supply and demand stuff better than sellers
Let Your Kids Eat Poisoned Halloween Candy. And Take Pictures!
Don't let your children eat poisoned candy. That will be easy, though, since there has never been a documented instance of strangers giving kids poisoned candy on Halloween.
How the Supreme Court Stacked the Deck Against Economic Liberty
A federal price-fixing case highlights the judiciary's troubling deference to government regulation.
How the Presidential Election Will Impact Food Freedom in America
10 experts weigh in on federal food policies Obama and Romney should address.
North Carolina's War on Free Speech About Diet Goes Beyond Just the Paleo Case
Sara Burrows at Carolina Journal had done some great digging into the practices of the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition.
Monster Drink's Shares Slide After Calls for Regulation
What is this mysterious "caffeine" substance and how does it work?
Hospital Admits Weak Science Behind Aspartame Study
Link between artificial sweetener and cancer is small
Study: Raw Food Diet Not Good for the Brain
Cooking makes food digesting more efficient, giving us more calories in less time
Dead Girl's Parents Suing Monster Beverage Corp.
Anais Fournier went into cardiac arrest after drinking two 24 ounce cans
FDA Investigating 5 Deaths Connected to Energy Drink
Monster Energy Drinks being sued by parents of teen who died
10 Federal Food-Policy Issues Obama and Romney Should Discuss
Here are 10 important federal food-policy issues the presidential candidates should be discussing but have ignored until now.
Family Sues Energy Drink Maker over Teen's Death
Claims Monster Energy's caffeine levels killed her
Kombucha Brouhaha at School Leads to Policy Evaluation
Everybody panicked about boy with home-brewed tea
Florida Beach Town Rejects Proposal to Allow Food Trucks
What do you think this is, a free country?
Let Individuals Take Responsibility for Their Own Food Choices
A new anti-soda video offers a welcome case for personal responsibility.
