Nanny State
Sexual Consent in Seattle Must Involve Element of 'Leisure,' Claims Top Cop
What Korean sex workers "were doing could not be called consensual because they were being paid," Val Richey tells The Seattle Times.
New York City Sued Over Unconstitutional Menu-Labeling Law
A handful of food-industry groups say an equally bad federal law takes precedence.
Embracing Harm Reduction, FDA Gives E-Cigarette Industry a Regulatory Reprieve
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb extends a crucial application deadline by four years and promises "a greater awareness" of vaping's health advantages.
New Study Provides Strong Evidence That E-Cigarettes Boost Smoking Cessation
Quit rates rose with e-cigarette sales, and vapers are more likely to stop smoking.
Lawmakers Demand Sessions Investigate Backpage's 'Criminal Role in Sex Trafficking' in Wake of Misleading Washington Post Article
Post says Backpage hired a contractor that catfished on foreign competitors' sites.
Shake Your Head at Italy's Crappy New Food Laws
Bans on drinking and eating in public and a host of other lousy rules could jeopardize Italy's culinary future.
Want to Look at Online Porn? The U.K. Gov't Wants to Strip You of Your Privacy
You must submit your credit card number-for the safety of the children!
Damning New Report Shows How Oakland Cops Covered Up Their Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Making matters worse, the report concludes, was "the tone at the top."
Alabama Bans Margarita Pitchers, Declaring Them Adulterated
Regulators say six separate drinks are fine, but combining them in one vessel is a crime.
Connecticut Reaffirms Right to Curse at Supermarket Clerks
"Hate speech" is not a crime, Connecticut Supreme Court reminds overzealous prosecutors.
Chuck Schumer Thinks He Needs to Stop You from Shoving Chocolate Up Your Nose
Nothing gets past Senator Nanny.
FDA's Vaping Regulations Will Hurt Smokers Trying to Quit
Because lawmakers didn't understand that the future might bring new, better products, we'll soon be stuck with only the old, dirty options.
Getting to the Truth of the Link Between Porn and Rape
Studies showing an ostensible link between watching porn and committing rape are full of flaws.
Free Speech, No Shit
Brewery founder Jim Caruso doesn't give a flying dog what you think of him.
Dad Beats the Crap Out of Good Samaritan Who Was Trying to Help His Lost Kid
Dad's not sorry, says "I saw this man with my daughter in his hands walking toward the parking lot. What would you do?"
Airport Scrutiny to Get Worse as House Moves to Mandate Sex-Trafficking Training
FAA reauthorization bill would require airline ticket-counter and gate agents to be trained on reporting "potential human trafficking victims."
Connecticut's Liquor Pricing Scheme Is a Bad Law That Just Won't Die
Connecticut is the only state which essentially allows a cartel to set minimum prices for booze.
Are Terrible State Alcohol Laws on the Way Out?
A South Carolina Supreme Court decision rejects rules based on economic protectionism.
As Vaping Exploded Among Teenagers, Smoking Fell by Half
Defying its own data, the CDC continues to obscure the enormous harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
Congress Wants to Let Cops Wiretap Sex Workers, the CDC Study Them, and Homeland Security Screen Them
A batch of frightening new bills take aim at all sorts of civil liberties under the guise of stopping sexual exploitation.
Jeff Sessions Says Social Media, Encrypted Apps Hamper War on 'Modern Slavery'
These are the tools of pornographers, "sextortionists," and human traffickers, Sessions told a police conference this week.
Seattle Passes Regressive Soda Tax
The city will now tax soda at a rate eight times higher than beer.
Theresa May's Call for Internet Censorship Isn't Limited to Fighting Terrorism
Using fear of terrorists to try to control what you can see online
The Truth About Seattle's Proposed Soda Tax and its Ilk
It's one of a growing number of misguided anti-soda laws around the country.
Campus Sex-Crime Investigator Buys Porn With School Account, Gets Glowing Rec from Dean of Students
"Fantastic...My very highest endorsement!!!"
'Operation Big Bad John' Used 75 Cops, Six Federal Agencies to Catch 13 Sex Buyers
Naturally, they're portraying it as a success.
House Overwhelmingly Supports Bill Subjecting Teen Sexters to 15 Years in Federal Prison
The bill was requested by the Department of Justice after federal prosecutors bungled a child exploitation case.
Mandating Menu Labeling is Foolish, Not 'Easy'
Despite claims by supporters, requiring calorie counts is neither easy nor sensible.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Won't Let You Buy Booze in Grocery Stores
Scott claims the anti-consumer veto is about helping small businesses. It's not. It just maintains government-granted privilege for a handful of businesses.
Alaska Cops Fight for the Right to Sexually Exploit Prostitution Suspects
New laws are under debate, but the practice is more common than you think.
Judge Orders Oakland Cop to Trial; Says He Was 'Like a Pimp' to Exploited Teen
Former Oakland cop Brian Bunton is one of dozens of area police officers who've been implicated in the sexual exploitation of "Celeste Guap."
Coroner Says Everyone Should Avoid Energy Drinks, Which Kill at Random
As usual, coverage of the latest scare ignores or misrepresents the relative potency of caffeinated beverages.
996 Sex Workers Busted in FBI's Last 'Operation Cross Country,' Says Comey
That's 332 times as many sex workers arrested in the stings as people indicted on federal charges involving a minor.
Are the Wheels Coming Off Our 20th Century Political Institutions? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss Comey, Trump, Sessions, and the Rock.
Detroit Cops Raid an Innocent Family's Home at Gunpoint on Bogus Sex-Trafficking Tip
Maria Navarete says police told her "shut up, you have no rights" as they handcuffed and pinned down her and her children.
Raging Bitch, Good Shit, and Flying Dog Beer's Fight for Free Speech
Flying Dog Brewery's Jim Caruso took on government censors and won.
Sexploitative Feminism: Hot Girls Wanted and How Not to Apologize for Mistreating Porn Stars
"Hot Girls Wanted" producers purport to care about sex workers' well-being but mock their privacy concerns.
In Pennsylvania, Prohibition Is Finally Losing Its Grip
Keystone State alcohol regulations were among the strictest in the nation. Now the commonwealth is on the brink of fully liberalizing its liquor laws.
Federal Court to Government Regulators: The First Amendment Protects Tattoo Shops
"The tattoo itself, the process of tattooing, and the business of tattooing are forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment."
Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Prostitution-Ring-Running Cop Sees Court, But Police Who Extort Sex Often Go Unpunished
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
