FDA: Never Eat Raw Cookie Dough Ever. (Except Ben & Jerry's, That's OK)
No dough. Cost benefit analysis be damned.
Nanny State
Oakland Cops Uncover Dead Colleague's Fling With Underage Sex Worker, Make Sure to Get Her Number for Themselves
"Buying a teen for sex is child abuse," warned Oakland city billboards as its police force passed around a teenager for sex.
'Biggest Sex Trafficking Bust Ever For McLennan County' Texas Mostly Snared Adult Sex Workers
"Putting criminals in jail is our favorite pastime," says Texas sheriff.
E.U. Survey Finds E-Cigarettes Helped 15 Million Smokers Quit or Cut Back
There was little evidence that vaping leads to smoking.
Oklahoma City Cops Say Infused Liquor Is a Crime
A bar manager was busted for flavoring vodka with bacon.
Chicago Cubs Blast New Restrictions on Team's Ability to Sell Alcohol
Neighboring businesses don't want the competition.
Adult Women Can't Consent to Sex in Louisiana
Soliciting anyone under age 21 for sex will now get you 15 to 50 years in prison, as the state has ruled that 18-to-20-year-olds' consent doesn't count.
Drug Dogs, But for Porn
URL the Labrador works with the Weber County Sheriff's Office to sniff out electronic storage devices.
Yes, Blue Moon Is Brewed by the Second-Biggest Beer Company In America. It Can Still Be a 'Craft Beer'
A federal court finds Belgian-style witbier Blue Moon is not deceptively advertised as a craft beer.
Fantasy Sports May Return to New York After State Secures Its Cut
It's not just about 'protecting consumers.'
Three Oakland Police Chiefs Resign Within Nine Days
The long-corrupt department is reeling from scandals involving teen prostitution and racist text messages.
Free-Speech Groups Urge Veto on Rhode Island 'Sextortion' Measure
The state's new "revenge porn" measure is "so breathtakingly broad...that it criminalizes activity that involves neither revenge nor porn."
Teenagers Smoke Less As They Vape More
The CDC's own data belie its warnings that e-cigarettes are a gateway to the real thing.
If Vaping Causes Smoking, Why Are Cigarettes Less Popular Than Ever With Teenagers?
The CDC's data belie its warnings about e-cigarettes.
Cops Say They Bust Prostitution Because It's Easier Than Catching Career Criminals
The arrests are also part of plan to force shut affordable motels to make way for high-density apartment buildings.
Feds Kill Yet Another Website That Makes Sex Work Safer
Five federal agencies and several California police departments worked for over a year to take down a site where sex workers advertised.
Winery Fights Utah's Laughably Awful 'Zion Curtain' Rule
The law requires blocking the view of alcohol being mixed or poured.
A Little Bit of Wine Freedom in Pennsylvania
Wine can be sold in grocery stores and elsewhere, but state liquor stores still in place.
Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is About Raising Revenue, Not Public Health
Mayor Jim Kenney freely admits it's a way for the city to make money.
Michigan High School Student Sues Over Warrantless Breathalyzer Test
The student is challenging a local ordinance and a state law for being in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Bay State Officials Want To Emulate the Drug War to Collect Cigarette Taxes
Harsh tactics may have failed to stamp out the trade in heroin and cocaine, but they'll totally work against tobacco smugglers.
Spanking Website Wins Battle Against British Web Censors
The U.K. Office of Communications has ruled in favor of feminist pornographer Pandora Blake and her site DreamsOfSpanking.com.
Why the FDA's Updated Nutrition Facts Label Is a Stinker
The mandatory 'added sugar' disclosure is a misleading loser.
'She Looked 18'
A Department of Justice-funded "nonprofit" spews prostitution propaganda on Indiana highways.
Poll: Most Americans Reject Criminal Penalties for Prostitution
Republicans, women, and those ages 45 and older were the most likely to say that selling or paying for sex should be illegal.
As the 'Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act' Turns One, Lawmakers Demand DOJ Get Tougher on Ad Platforms and Sex Buyers
Federal legislators are calling on Justice Department to be more proactive about using the 2015 sex-trafficking law.
Clueless Legislators Deter Smokers From Vaping
California undermines public health by arbitrarily classifying e-cigarettes as tobacco products.
Food Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election
Farm subsides, GMO responses, and regulatory overreach should prompt some discussion.
Former Kentucky Constable Accused of Running Prostitution Ring for Police and Lawmaker Friends
The enterprise allegedly hired women and teens to service powerful clients.
California Undermines Public Health by Treating E-Cigarettes Like the Real Thing
Classifying vaping devices as tobacco products will deter smokers from making a switch that could save their lives.
Decriminalization Is the Only Feminist, Humane Response to Prostitution, Says Human-Rights Group Amnesty International
Group calls on governments worldwide to stop the criminalization of sex work
Sex-Trafficking Stat Check: How 45 Toledo Teens Become '1,000 Child Sex-Trafficking Victims'
Officials claim that more than 1,000 Ohio children are "trafficked into the sex trade each year." Here's why they're wrong.
California Senate Makes Multiple Moves to Restrict Gun Rights
Detachable magazines, ammunition purchase without background check, and magazines holding more than 10 bullets among many things the California Senate wants to outlaw.
The Petty Tyranny of Beer Label Censors
Flying Dog Brewery's successful battle to sell Raging Bitch in Michigan illustrates the capriciousness of alcohol regulation.
California's Anti-Vaping Law Puts Puritanism Above Health
Part of the ideological war on tobacco
Watch Matt Welch Bash Workplace Drug Testing and Trump's Ferguson Affect on Red Eye
Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m. ET for ugly Pennsylvanians, cultish Bernie fans, sexist Marvel casting, and more
Judge Won't Halt San Francisco's Forced Nanny State Soda Warnings
Did you know sugar helps make you fat? Of course you did.
Homeland Security Helps Take Down Unlicensed Massage Therapists
So terrorism is solved, right?
Why Vape? E-Cig Companies Are Not Allowed to Say.
The FDA is suppressing potentially lifesaving information about the health advantages of e-cigarettes.
