Somebody tell Mayor Bloomberg…
…that the large-soda ban isn’t even likely to work. So saith the economists who did the study he cited to justify the ban.
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More on Bloomberg’s drink ban, and liberty
I suggest you read the whole thing—but here’s what I take away from this article on NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts to ban large sugary drinks, as well as previous health efforts to protect the Big Apple’s citizens from their own … Continue reading →
More Nanny Bloomberg…
…this time defending his proposed banning of the 16-ounce size of sugared drinks. His article is an almost perfect illustration of how to slide down the slippery slope. In it, he shows no awareness of the difference between bans that … Continue reading →
Nanny Bloomberg strikes again
It’s easy to make fun of NY Mayor Bloomberg’s plans to ban super-sized sugary drinks (over 16 ounces, over 25 calories) from the city. But it’s really not funny; that’s how tyranny begins—for your own good, of course. Bloomberg knows … Continue reading →
Revolutions betrayed
I’ve been wading through Martin Amis’ Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million, a book about Soviet Russia and its crimes and betrayals. The reason I’m reading that particular book is that one of Amis’s goals in writing it … Continue reading →
To Obama, the precedent is Wickard v. Filburn, not Marbury v. Madison
[NOTE: Bumped up. Scroll down for new posts.] My new article is up at PJ. I urge you to go there and read it. Not just because I wrote it, but because I think it deals with something vitally important: … Continue reading →
Celebrate freedom: Passover and beyond
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. The sentiments still seem to me to be highly, highly appropriate. Maybe even more so, if anything.] It’s the holiday season, and one of those rare years when Passover and Easter … Continue reading →
The exceptional Obama
In all the brouhaha surrounding Obama’s statements yesterday preemptively criticizing the Supreme Court, these completely unrelated remarks of his passed relatively unnoticed: Responding to Romney’s campaign trail claims that American influence has declined during the Obama administration and that the … Continue reading →
Federalism and Obamacare
An excellent article by Rick Lowry on federalism and how it relates to Obamacare.
Continue reading →Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments on Obamacare today
Three days of oral arguments is a long time in SCOTUS-land, indicating that the Court considers the issues in the HCR case incredibly important. And yet this hasn’t stopped some liberal commentators (see this, for example) from preemptively suggesting that … Continue reading →
The church, contraception coverage, and Obama
If the Obama administration thought they could sneak this one in (mandatory coverage of contraception) under the rubric of women’s rights, they must be surprised at the depth and breadth of protest it has aroused: Abortion rights organizations, pro-choice Democrats, … Continue reading →
Congress strikes a blow for liberty—and incandescent light bulbs
Congress finally does something worthwhile, giving the incandescent light bulb we all know and love a stay of execution: The shutdown-averting budget bill will block federal light bulb efficiency standards, giving a win to House Republicans fighting the so-called ban … Continue reading →