Baylen Linnekin

Massachusetts Could Lift Its Decades-Old Happy Hour Ban

The ban hasn't prevented deadly drunk driving incidents, but it is hamstringing bars and restaurants hurt by COVID shutdowns.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.31.2021 8:30 AM

Food Policy

Maine Voters To Decide on Constitutional 'Right to Food'

Language regarding seed exchanges could violate contracts.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.24.2021 7:40 AM

Canada

Canadian Steak Tartare Ban Leaves Chefs Feeling Raw

Warning people about the dangers of raw meat doesn't require prohibiting the practice.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.17.2021 8:30 AM

Agriculture

American Cities Big and Small Still Ruffling Feathers of Backyard Chicken Owners

Let them lay eggs.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.10.2021 7:50 AM

Food Freedom

Boris Johnson's Britain Leans Into Nanny State Food Policies

New marketing restrictions on junk food will affect bottom lines, not waist lines.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.3.2021 8:30 AM

Homelessness

Feeding the Homeless Should Not Be a Crime

A North Carolina city council member wants to make feeding homeless people a misdemeanor.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.26.2021 8:30 AM

Tariffs

Joe Biden and the E.U. Move To Lift Trump's Food Tariffs

Trade news worth celebrating with a fine French wine.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.19.2021 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Strange Bedfellows Oppose Improving Maine's Food Sovereignty Law

Grocery stores hate expanding food freedom, but why is the head of Maine's farmers market coalition so nervous?

Baylen Linnekin | 6.12.2021 8:30 AM

FDA

Some Food Regulators Fret Needlessly Over Eating Bugs

Cicada season reminds us that insects are a great food source for humans.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.5.2021 7:40 AM

Food

Utah Second State To Adopt Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations Law

Will home cooking become the new dining out?

Baylen Linnekin | 5.29.2021 8:30 AM

Animal Rights

Predictably, Wild Horses Are Still Suffering Due to Federal Slaughter Ban

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.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.22.2021 8:30 AM

Italy

Italy Moves to Protect 'Artisanal Gelato'

Italy's desire to impose "standards of identity" threatens the food freedom of eaters.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.15.2021 7:15 AM

Farm Subsidies

Vegan Group Sues the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Promoting Dairy Products

The government should let milk marketing stand on its own four legs.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.8.2021 8:05 AM

Alcohol

U.K. Study Suggests Grocers Should Be Banned From Selling Alcohol

Intervening in the U.K. alcohol market hasn't produced the desired effect, but experts want yet another bite at the apple.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.24.2021 8:30 AM

Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang Gets Schooled on New York Street Vendors

The NYC mayoral hopeful tweeted his foot into his mouth.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.17.2021 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Food Freedom Is Coming To Colorado

The state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis are unshackling local ranchers and consumers.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.10.2021 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Will Washington State Become a Friendlier Place for Small Food Entrepreneurs?

Seattle is taking steps in the right direction, but the state legislature is dragging its feet.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.3.2021 8:30 AM

Alcohol

Consumer Groups Ask FDA To Force Alcohol Makers To Hide Facts from Consumers

Knowledge is probably not more dangerous than alcohol, but why risk it?

Baylen Linnekin | 3.27.2021 8:20 AM

Food Freedom

Why Are Members of Congress Trying To Ban the Importation of Kangaroo Meat?

Congress should rue the day it hopped on the kangaroo-meat ban.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.20.2021 8:30 AM

Marijuana Business

Mandating Indoor Cannabis Cultivation Is Bad for the Environment

Legalizing interstate sales and allowing outdoor growing would reduce the cannabis industry's energy consumption.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.13.2021 8:30 AM

Canada

Hard Butter Mystery Riles Canada

Is it the cow feed? Dairy regulations? A mass delusion?

Baylen Linnekin | 3.6.2021 8:30 AM

Regulation

Local Health Departments Have To Start Learning From Local Farmers and Markets

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.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.27.2021 8:30 AM

Regulation

Seattle Forces Beloved Takeout-Only Cider Bar To Close

One complainer managed to shut down a popular local business.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.20.2021 8:22 AM

Alcohol

Lawmakers in Hawaii, Texas, and Georgia Are Making Alcohol Sales More Difficult, While Pols in Alabama and Wisconsin Embrace Liberalization

Hawaii's 10-cent booze tax draws ire of brewers, while Alabama moves toward legalizing alcohol delivery.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.13.2021 8:30 AM

Tariffs

The Food Industry Is Pressuring Biden To Dump Trump's Awful Tariffs

Biden should repeal Trump's food taxes immediately.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.6.2021 8:30 AM

European Union

Europe Considers Orwellian Proposal To Protect Its Dairy Industry From Vegan Competitors

Consumers aren't confused about where plant milks come from. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.30.2021 8:30 AM

Farming

Some Local Governments Are Still Punishing People for Having a Few Chickens

A Pennsylvania couple is fighting an inane local ban on raising a handful of ducks and chickens in their backyard.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.23.2021 7:45 AM

Nanny State

Fort Worth Regulators Target Community Fridges Providing Free Food for People in Need

Using obscure laws to prevent people from helping each other is obscene.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.16.2021 8:30 AM

FDA

FDA Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of a Food Safety Law That Hasn't Made Our Food Safer

The Food Safety Modernization Act is all hat and no cattle.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.9.2021 8:30 AM

Federal Dietary Guidelines

The Uproar Over New Federal Dietary Guidelines Is a Lot of Hot Air

Refusing to recommend policy based on bad science isn't unscientific.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.2.2021 8:30 AM

Agriculture

Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture

Joe Biden’s choice for agriculture secretary is more of the same.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.19.2020 8:30 AM

Federal Prisons

America's Prison Food Is Still Criminally Awful

And COVID-19 has made it worse

Baylen Linnekin | 12.12.2020 8:30 AM

Food Trucks

Food Truck Operators Are Still Fighting an Uphill Battle Against Protectionism

Brick-and-mortar restaurants around the country still want lawmakers to make life harder for food trucks.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.5.2020 8:30 AM

Regulation

Joe Biden Should Think Twice About Cracking Down on Meat-Processing Plants

Requiring meatpackers to pandemic-proof their facilities will have unintended consequences.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.28.2020 8:25 AM

Food Policy

Maryland County Piles New Regulations on Struggling Restaurants

Regulations meant to curb childhood obesity will be more effective at hampering restaurants.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.21.2020 8:30 AM

Tariffs

Will Biden Repeal Trump's Destructive Food Tariffs?

American farmers and consumers deserve freer trade.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.14.2020 8:30 AM

Alcohol

Fresno Officials Vote To Restrict, Redistribute Booze Licenses

Instead of deregulating like other cities, Fresno is trying to drive small alcohol vendors out of its market

Baylen Linnekin | 11.7.2020 8:04 AM

Food Policy

Food Issues That Should've Been Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Election

Food industry workers and wonks make their case for agricultural and food industry reforms.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.31.2020 8:30 AM

Food

Meat Bills Are on the Menu in Congress

America's meat supply has been hammered by COVID-19 outbreaks at many of the nation's largest meat processing plants, but Congress can solve this by reducing onerous regulations.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.29.2020 6:00 AM