Barring a change to New York City law—which Michael Bloomberg already got once before—the city’s Nanny-in-chief will be term limited out of office in January. With his reign nearing an end, commentators are beginning to question what his legacy will … Continue reading →

A study—if you can call the unpublished abstract of not-yet-peer-reviewed research a “study”—presented at an American Heart Association (AHA) conference purports to implicate soda consumption in 180,000 deaths worldwide. Even taking the claim at face value, the supposed toll from … Continue reading →

The 90 percent doctor-free animal liberation group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is trying to capitalize on the minor stir it created with a study that claimed that supermarket chicken was contaminated with poo. Despite widespread criticism from responsible … Continue reading →

With a judge having invalidated New York City’s soda ban, the anti-food-first fat-fighting movement is scrambling for new answers to the problem. Typically, the New York Times editorial board is there with a “solution”: “Push Gov. Andrew … Continue reading →

When all hope for beverage freedom in America’s largest city seemed lost — when Nanny Bloomberg’s soft drink Prohibition seemed imminent — word came from the courthouse: New York’s “administrative Leviathan” — the judge’s words, not ours — was dead … Continue reading →

This afternoon New York State Judge Milton Tingling ruled that Mayor Bloomberg’s paternalistic soda ban was invalid and enjoined the enforcement of the law. J. Justin Wilson, Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Consumer Freedom, reacted to the news saying, … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that New York State Judge Milton Tingling has ruled that the ban is arbitrary and capricious and prevented it from going into effect. The original post is below. Tomorrow, New York City will … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Maui News Nothing makes a politician more creative than the desire to find more money to spend. Members of the Hawaii Legislature are no exception: Sen. Donna Kim (D-Moanalua, Kalihi Valley) is sponsoring a measure … Continue reading →

Regular readers might remember John Banzhaf, the George Washington University professor and “Sue The Bastards” trial lawyer responsible for frivolous fast-food lawsuits in the early 2000s. Mercifully for our taste buds, he largely failed. But the trial bar and Mr. … Continue reading →

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized Senator Bill Monning’s (D-Carmel) recently proposed legislation, SB 622, which would place an additional one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Senator Monning’s proposal to add an additional tax to sugar-sweetened beverages is absurdly … Continue reading →