The FDA, under the Biden Administration, announced in late April that it would move to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes in an effort to curve health disparities between black and white Americans. The proposed ban, however, has implications that reach far past its stated purpose and is set to be a far-reaching, all-out war on the civil…
Liberty is sometimes a tough thing to watch. Like the teenager in a horror movie getting up and going to the kitchen while the audience braces itself for what they know full well is going to happen, it’s hard to stand by and watch our friends and strangers alike exercise their right to make choices…
With the new year approaching comes another year in which state legislators (especially in Missouri) will try to address an ongoing problem facing the nation – drug overdoses. [Missouri Is Fighting Alone Against Drug Monitoring (And Why The Entire USA Should Thank Them)] Although not a new problem in our society, drug overdose seems to…
Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed a bill on Friday that now makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to buy or use tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. The new state law dictates that violations would be a Class C misdemeanor and could impose a fine up to $500.00. The law…
By Ross Marchand As it happens on most every Memorial Day, the beaches are sure to soon be filled with families covered in sunscreen and lying under umbrellas—that is, unless federal regulators have their way. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Warner (D-VA) are calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall umbrellas…
The Law Should Protect Us from Strangers — Not Interfere with Family and Livestock by Aya Katz What is the law for? Is it to help us against outsiders who intrude on our property, interfere with our rights, molest our children and threaten our bodily safety? Or is the law there to see to it…
Josh Fatzick A “Back To The Future” sequel likely won’t be coming out of New York City, after the perennial nanny state moved to make hover boards illegal Wednesday. Police in New York City now consider the self-balancing scooters, which aren’t exactly hover boards but have taken on the popular name, as motor vehicles, the…
[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]s many of you know, the reach of the government’s tentacles are widespread. However, for the most part, your home is the last bastion against the ever growing encroachment of the Nanny State. For the people of Montgomery County, their home might soon not be their castle. Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) is…
Texting while walking can result in a few things: misspelling words, tripping, and, yes, even falling off piers. But does that mean it should be outlawed? One Nevada politician thinks so, and he’s waging the war against texting while walking (cue the dramatic music). Nevada Assembly Bill 123 “prohibits certain pedestrians from manually typing or…
Pizza and soda — they go together like peanut butter and jelly. But, if you’re living in New York City like I do, then imbibing soda is right up there with committing a sin of sacrilege. If you don’t live near the Big Apple, then you may not know that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been…