What Does the War on Sugar Say?
I’m personally fairly ambivalent about the issue of whether a certain municipality on the other side of the country bans soda machines in its public buildings (the whole “restrictions on what employees are allowed...
Daily Archive: July 8, 2010
Testing…
I just wanted to do a quick test and see if I can post something here without infecting the site. Seriously, I don’t know what the deal was with my last post. I think...
The Insignificance of Gavin Newsom’s Soda Ban
So San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has banned soft drinks on city property. Even on libertarian grounds, I don’t think this is at all objectionable. Newsom has not banned soda. He is not taxing...
In Which I Am Righteously Vindicated
I’ve been taking a lot of flak for complaining about San Francisco’s banning soda vending machines on city property. As if I needed any more proof that the government of that city contains some...
Muddling toward an organic society
Matt Frost is blogging at Ricochet. Here’s a bit of his opening salvo: By way of introduction, I’ll share a few links and ideas that all relate to the closest thing I have to...
Preliminary notes on girl groups and the Sleigh Bells
There’s a breathless fragility in ’60s girl groups like the Shirelles, Crystals, and Ronettes that I find far more captivating than the polish of the Beatles or the swagger of the Rolling Stones. And...
Wasn’t National Public Radio always NPR?
The Washington Post reports that National Public Radio is changing its name to NPR. John Miller snarks: Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC and now National Public Radio is changing its name...
I’m a Libertarian, You Know, But We’ve Gotta Have a Few Limits…
My piece at the Cato@Liberty blog about San Francisco’s soft drink vending machine ban has elicited some particularly… striking… commentary. Here’s my favorite: While I am in total agreement that people should be in...
Arizona: Enemy of Federalism
By Transplanted Lawyer So the Federal Department of Justice has sued the State of Arizona over Arizona’s immigration law. Once again, I am forced to think critically about something of which I superficially would...
