Food
The Fizzy Math Behind Bloomberg's Soda Ban
New York City's proposed ban on sodas greater than 16 ounces rests on shaky premises. But proponents think those trump "trivial issues of personal freedom".
Fight For Your Right to Go Paleo
The government has no business interfering with our food choices.
Overturn California's Foie Gras Ban
Foie gras producers and sellers fight back against an unconstitutional state law.
The Sickening Nature of Many Food-Safety Regulations
Food-safety regulations don't always mean safer food.
I Say Tomato, You Say No
Why does it seem like local government officials are competing with each other to see who can implement the most obnoxious rules against people in their respective communities growing food?
The Benefit of Bloomberg's Big Beverage Ban
The mayor's soda scheme won't make anyone thinner, but it sets a paternalistic precedent.
Rio +20 Earth Summit: Down with Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Up with Food Sovereignty
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his third dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Washington, D.C. Considers Allowing Sunday Liquor Sales
Changes could make D.C. a seven-day-sprit city
Michael Bloomberg, Soda Jerk
Mayor Bloomberg's proposed soda ban is about himself, not about public health.
Bans on Feeding the Homeless Are Discriminatory and Unconstitutional
In parks around the world, people are free to feed themselves, pigeons, squirrels, and even rats. So why are local governments increasingly preventing them from feeding other people?
Nanny Bloomberg's War on Soda
Why is New York's busybody mayor regulating city residents within an inch of their lives?
Do Organic Consumers Shop Exclusively at the Jerk Store?
A new study examines the connection between organic food marketing and anti-social behavior.
Opt Out of School Lunch
Should schools force kids to eat USDA-approved food, or should families take back control of what their kids are eating?
