NYC mayor’s war on…chocolate milk
Never underestimate the ability of politicians to fight battles on the fringes of both common sense and reality. A case in point: New York City’s latest mayor, Eric Adams, is…
Oregon may finally allow people to pump their own gas (for good)
Pumping your own gas may seem like a no-brainer for most people. But in Oregon and New Jersey, you’re not allowed to do that. Why? A host of reasons, none…
The nanny state in action
We often write about how government has a tendency to become so intrusive, it becomes more of a nanny enforcing rules than a means of self-government. As bad as things…
California’s gender-neutral toy aisle mandate
To read the headlines, all is well in California. Its major crises are over, prosperity is universal, and personal freedom is on the rise. How else to explain state government…
Breaking the tax rules to feed the state
One plan Democrats are floating to help pay for their cradle-to-grave government plan is a new, annual tax on the unrealized gains of assets billionaires own, but haven’t sold. As…
Expanding the dole, and bankrupting the nation
The Biden administration’s push to expand the scope of federal programs really doesn’t begin to describe just how much the White House, and Congress, want to change the social contract…
Building a cradle to grave state
Behind the drive to give the IRS expanded surveillance powers is a push from congressional Democrats and the White House for the largest expansion of the federal government since the…
Our national nanny is back on the job and in our showers
The Biden administration has decided to flex its nanny state muscles, and seek to reimpose a federal limit on the amount of water that flows through America’s shower heads: The…
Time to bust the North Carolina liquor monopoly
Several states maintain liquor monopolies, a holdover from the days of prohibition, when it some believed government was the best way to contain the threat of demon rum. But even…
The W.H.O. Scolds People About Drinking Alcohol During a Pandemic
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Trump administration’s temporary halt in funding for the World Health Organization has caused a stir. But even as the organization tries to…
