Big Government (page 52)

Waging War On The Fruit Front

The latest faction of food police to step forward and offer to save consumers from themselves is the Strategic Alliance for Health Food and Activity Environments (SAHFAE). This group –…
Posted January 31, 2007 at 12:00 am

Government-Mandated Fad Diets?

Could long waits at the DMV soon be matched by time spent standing in anti-bread lines? Sure, if government-mandated Atkins diets turn carbohydrates into contraband. Though bread bans seem laughable…
Posted January 15, 2007 at 12:00 am

Chipping Away At Liberty

This morning’s Scotsman ran a story likely to ruffle a few kilts. A research team from the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council (MRC) — like…
Posted January 11, 2007 at 12:00 am

Step Away From The Cheddar With Your Hands Up

Great Britain’s food-control freaks took a uniquely absurd step this month in their never-ending crusade to dictate what their countrymen can consume. Ofcom — the…
Posted January 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

Out of the Frying Pan into the Fridge

If Georgia residents are having trouble keeping resolutions to lose a few pounds, they need no longer worry. They’ve got Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editorial Page Editor Cynthia Tucker looking out…
Posted January 3, 2007 at 12:00 am

Chicago ‘Duckeasies’ Flout Foie Gras Ban

Here’s a great consumer freedom story to ring in the New Year: Several of Chicago’s restaurateurs are standing up to the City Council’s absurd animal-rights-motivated edict demanding…
Posted January 2, 2007 at 12:00 am

Trans Fat Spiral Widens

The bandwagon’s getting more crowded every day. We told you last week that the New York City trans fat ban has been spreading like a grease wildfire, and the…
Posted December 20, 2006 at 12:00 am

NYC Trans Fat Ban To Spread Like Grease Wildfire

Since the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene outrageously took it upon itself to regulate trans fat out of the Big Apple’s restaurants, the…
Posted December 15, 2006 at 12:00 am

You Can Take Our Cupcakes When You Pry Them From Our Cold, Frosting-Coated Hands

In an age when entire cities ban common food ingredients, is it any wonder that cupcakes are getting trampled too? Tired of the treats being crushed by Big…
Posted December 12, 2006 at 12:00 am

Trans Fat Crusaders Receive A Hefty Helping Of Dissent

In an unprecedented act of legislative hubris and consumer condescension, New York City’s Board of Health and Mental Hygiene banned trans fat from the city’s restaurants…
Posted December 11, 2006 at 12:00 am