Nanny State
Politicians Make Bootlegging Great Again
Prohibition may be over, but high taxes and stupid restrictions create plentiful smuggling opportunities.
California Legislator Doubles Down on Dubious Child Prositution Claims
California Republicans risk being taken even less seriously.
Arizona Republicans Demand a Safe Space from 'Social Justice' Classes at Public Colleges
Conservatives want to legislate free speech in higher education, too.
Florida Could Repeal Nonsensical Rule Limiting Sales By Small Distilleries
Big liquor makers and distributors convinced the legislature to impose the limits in 2013 to prevent competition from small distillers.
Backpage Backed Into Corner Over Adult Ads. Is Government's Goal a Goodbye to Sex Trafficking, or Free Speech?
As Congress puts Backpage on trial, Section 230 is the big fish in this barrel of red herrings.
England's Creeping Nanny State
How excessive regulation into every aspect of life is ruining the English country lifestyle.
Is Jeff Sessions Ready to Ban Internet Gambling by DOJ Fiat?
Prohibitionists want the next attorney general to criminalize online betting by rewriting federal law.
FDA Says Explaining the Main Advantages of E-Cigarettes Would Confuse Consumers
According to federal regulators, companies that talk about reducing health risks by switching from smoking to vaping are breaking the law.
The Cops Are Interested in Your Tattoos
The FBI hopes to track gang members with bio-metrics, but may be tracking innocent people too.
Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
Now, More Than Ever, We Need Fake ID
To evade legal restrictions on our actions and government monitoring of our movements, bogus documents are an irreplaceable boon.
Vaping Is Not a Gateway to Smoking, New Study Shows
Crack downs on vaping often use the idea of it being a gateway as justification.
Calif. Legislator Wants to Expand Teen Driving Curfews to Some Adults
Under 21? Better have the proper papers to drive late at night.
National Park Service Will Permanently Ban Vaping Wherever it Bans Smoking
Updating rules to include "the use of electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems" in national parks.
A Virginia Legislator's Progressive War on Porn
Bob Marshall wants to treat pornography as a public health crisis.
Treat Porn 'Epidemic' Like We Did Tobacco, Utah Republican Proposes
Bill would let people sue porn websites for damages if they think they're addicted
Calif. to Treat Smart Phones in Cars as Just Slightly Less Dangerous than Loaded Guns
Don't drive and … touch … anything?
The Year's Best Drug Scares
Killer weed redux, pimple-faced potheads, vapin' in the boys room, Halloween high horror, and a crazy kratom crackdown
Safer Alternative to Smoking Can't Call Itself a Safer Alternative to Smoking
FDA decided not to decide whether snus can be marketed as the first safer-than-cigarettes product.
Chuck Schumer Redux: Demands Recall of E-Cigarettes, Again…
New York's Senator Buttinsky never misses an opportunity to shut down vice as he defines it.
Feds' Rules Tell Cider Makers to Shut Up About Vintage Years on Labels
Producers prohibited from sharing information with consumers about the year their apples were harvested.
The FDA Keeps Us Guessing About the Scope of Its E-Cigarette Regulations
Are nicotine-free e-liquids covered? Maybe. What about synthetic nicotine? Dunno.
Adolescent Smoking Falls Again, Confounding E-Cigarette Alarmists
The latest survey results deal another blow to the hypothesis that vaping leads to smoking.
'The Review Board' Bust: 12 More Men Face Felony Charges for Posting to Seattle Web Forum
The area has previously prosecuted more than a dozen men in 2016 for online speech related to prostitution.
Denver Police Can No Longer Take Blankets From Freezing Homeless People. For Now, Anyway
Mayor temporarily suspends the confiscation of survival gear from homeless during cold weather months.
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
California's Gift to Its Neighbors: Expanded Cigarette Smuggling Opportunities
They even opened the door to tax-avoiding e-cigarettes!
Republicans Should Snuff Out Deadly Tobacco Rules
Deeming rules about vaping that go into effect August 2018 would have several unintended consequences
Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
Is Your State Part of the War on Vaping?
Massachusetts and California lead the way in restricting access and use of e-cigarettes.
Sherri Papini Sex-Trafficking Evidence Almost as Flimsy as PizzaGate Proof
While the particulars of Pizzagate are especially outlandish, it's not a narrative that sprung up in an alt-right vacuum. Just look at the coverage of Sherri Papini's case.
Are E-Cigs the Market Solution that Can Save a Billion Lives?
Q&A with "A Billion Lives" director Aaron Biebert.
Surgeon General Launches E-Cigarette Scare Campaign That Will Harm Public Health
Vivek Murthy's concern about adolescent vaping is overwrought, and his propaganda is pernicious.
61-Year-Old Ban on Pinball in Indiana City Set to be Repealed
In 1955, pinball machines were considered "against peace and good order, encourage vice and immorality and constitute a nuisance."
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
50 Days in Jail for Waiting on a Ride
"You got people who just want to ride around and randomly take people to jail for nothing."
Anti-Smoking Paternalism Infantilizes Adults
The anti-tobacco crusade says it wants to reduce smoking, but it's also interested in increasing revenue, a competing interest.
Detroit Cops Arrested Teens for Warning Relative About Prostitution Sting, Made Them Walk Out of City, Lawsuit Claims
The cops are accused of driving the boys around the city at high speeds and dropping them off on a random corner and ordering them to walk home.
The United Kingdom Authorizes Broad Mass Surveillance on Its Citizens
A level of snooping every autocrat in the world will admire.
A Republican Ban on Internet Gambling Would Repeat a Costly Democratic Mistake
Obvious cronyism vs. the 10th Amendment
Alabama Bans Publishing of Prostitution Mugshots, Allows Cops to Hold Suspected Sex Workers for 72 Hours
Constitutional violations abound in Alabama "Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act."
The World Health Organization's Tough Tactics Against Tobacco and E-Cigs
The United Nations' public health agency achieves consensus through mass detentions and media censorship.
