United Nations Official Suggests Elon Musk Donation Could Solve Global Hunger (Kinda)
How much good can $6 billion really do?
How much good can $6 billion really do?
Replacing parts of SNAP with a poorly overseen food delivery program turned out to be an expensive disaster.
The Open Restaurants Program spared much of New York's restaurant industry from the ravages of COVID-19 shutdowns.
The beef checkoff problem raises prices without benefiting ranchers
Talk of a ban follows declining popularity of dog as a restaurant dish.
But spending more would be a bigger mistake. Sometimes, there simply isn't a government solution to a problem.
Family-owned burrito chain El Farolito will have to change its branding or pick a new neighborhood to open up its 12th location if it wants to avoid being ensnared in the city's restrictions on "formula retail."
"There really is no overarching federal strategy to guide the government’s efforts to improve Americans’ diets," says a new government report, which indicates that overlap in initiatives is creating waste.
Corporate welfare hurts the people who actually need help.
Growing evidence confirms that barriers to immigration make us all worse off.
Whether a local burrito chain will be able to open another restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood could hinge on the precise name of the new location.
States recognized the need to reduce regulations for cooks who work out of their homes.
"What has gotten materially better in America in, say, the last twenty years?" So! Much!
Who thought it was a good idea to give the government control over marketing?
The ultra-risk averse agency continues to misunderstand how people actually behave in the wild.
The ban hasn't prevented deadly drunk driving incidents, but it is hamstringing bars and restaurants hurt by COVID shutdowns.
Language regarding seed exchanges could violate contracts.
A bill signed into law this month in Illinois and one awaiting governor approval in New Hampshire would let kids sell non-alcoholic beverages outside their homes.
Warning people about the dangers of raw meat doesn't require prohibiting the practice.
Plus: Judge rules against Roy Moore in Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit, federal marijuana legalization bill allegedly arriving soon, and more...
New marketing restrictions on junk food will affect bottom lines, not waist lines.
Trade news worth celebrating with a fine French wine.
COVID-19 has exposed the problems of a centralized food supply and built momentum for sweeping deregulation of the meat industry.
Maybe their self-proclaimed inventor, Richard Montañez, did lie about his role. What matters most is how this fiery snack has been repurposed and reinterpreted by legions of fans.
Grocery stores hate expanding food freedom, but why is the head of Maine's farmers market coalition so nervous?
Cicada season reminds us that insects are a great food source for humans.
Oklahoma, Alabama, and Montana are the latest states to deregulate homemade food sales.
Special interests are trying to stuff newfound alcohol freedom back in the bottle as the pandemic ends.
Will home cooking become the new dining out?
Turns out that basing animal rights policy on the strong feelings of animal rights activists is not working out so well for the animals themselves.
Italy's desire to impose "standards of identity" threatens the food freedom of eaters.
Producers of plant-based meats argue these restrictions violate the First Amendment.
Intervening in the U.K. alcohol market hasn't produced the desired effect, but experts want yet another bite at the apple.
The vast majority of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are overweight. Why won’t the government stop subsidizing junk food?
The NYC mayoral hopeful tweeted his foot into his mouth.
The state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis are unshackling local ranchers and consumers.
The founder of the Slapfish seafood chain battles arbitrary, non-scientific regulations and a punishing economy while reinventing the lobster roll.
The culinary innovator behind Slapfish on what it's been like to run a business with government at all levels arbitrarily flipping the on-off switch.
The government tried to stabilize the nation's food supply 80 years ago. Its efforts backfired.
Seattle is taking steps in the right direction, but the state legislature is dragging its feet.
Congress should rue the day it hopped on the kangaroo-meat ban.
Instead of blocking food imports during a pandemic in which supply chains are strained, the FDA should allow consumers to choose food that will fill them up.
A promising new law will give agricultural communities in Massachusetts more say in local public-health rules that apply to them and impact their property and livelihoods.
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