U.S. Drought Driving Up Food Prices Worldwide
Prices jumped six percent in July.
Food
America's Worst Drought in Decades Threatens Global Food Security
Corn and soybean crops are particularly worrying.
Oh No! America's Kids Are Too Fat to Get Sent Off to Die!
Retired military leaders beat drum about national security to promote more Nanny State school actions.
Mayor Bloomberg: Breastfeed or Else
Bloomberg enthusiastically favors breastfeeding infants. But he is not content to simply express his view for your consideration.
Setbacks and Bizarre Turns in the Raw Milk Saga
Advocates for the right to choose raw milk still face an uphill battle.
Health Nannies Say Nagging Isn't Enough
Ticked off that campaigns intended to nudge people toward healthier choices are ineffective, activists want government to take a more coercive role
Virginia Barkeep Punished for Not Selling Enough Food
More absurdity from alcohol control agencies.
Chicago's Disgusting New Food Truck Regulations
The Windy City's treatment of mobile food vendors is a case study in how to stifle entrepreneurship and innovation in the name of protecting powerful, entrenched interests.
The Misguided Assault on Chick-fil-A
Banning a business because of the owner's beliefs is a terrible abuse of political power.
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?
