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Nanny State

Economics

Europe’s Nanny State Problem

June 1, 2025 | Reem Ibrahim
History

Lessons From the Deadly European Heatwave of 2003, Two Decades Later

August 29, 2023 | Lawrence W. Reed
Politics

Banning Skittles Might Seem Trivial. It’s Not

April 3, 2023 | Jon Miltimore
Politics

Amish Farmer Faces Fines, Prison Time for Refusing to Comply with USDA Regulations

August 23, 2022 | Patrick Carroll
Economics

Seattle’s Nanny-State Soda Tax Backfired Spectacularly (And Hilariously) New Study Shows 

February 15, 2022 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

3 Glaring Problems With Congress’s Plan to Raise Taxes on Cigarettes and Vaping

September 15, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Economics

How Prescription Medicines Reveal the Absurdity of the Nanny State

August 5, 2021 | Walter Block
Politics

DC’s ‘Progressive’ Mayor Just Signed a Nanny State Law Specifically Targeting Black People

July 24, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

Exposed: Congressman Trying to ‘Shut Down’ Cryptocurrency Gets Biggest Donations From Big Banks and Financial Institutions

July 1, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
News Briefs

Viral Videos Show Maryland Teens Tased, Hogtied, Arrested for Vaping

June 14, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Economics

Deadly Mistake: Ban on Flavored Nicotine Products Led Teenagers to Smoke More Cigarettes, Study Finds

May 27, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
News Briefs

California Just Passed a New Environmental Mandate That Could Ruin Uber

May 21, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
News Briefs

Nanny State Alert: The FDA is Moving to Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes

April 30, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

Fuel Efficiency Rules Lead to Deadlier Car Accidents

June 28, 2020 | Gary M. Galles
Politics

This Memorial Day, Lawmakers Seek to Protect Americans from Beach Umbrellas

May 26, 2019 | Ross A. Marchand
Economics

How High Are Cigarette Taxes in Your State?

April 17, 2019 | Catherine Alles
Economics

The Food Nannies Are Coming to Protect You from Hamburgers and Soda

February 22, 2019 | Bill Wirtz
Politics

“There Ought Not To Be a Law”: The Absurdity of an Age-Old Colloquialism

January 16, 2019 | Rory Margraf
Politics

Why China’s “Social Credit” Scheme Will Create More Corruption, Not a Better Citizenry

December 17, 2018 | Sarah Lilly
Politics

“Southey’s Colloquies on Society”: Lord Macaulay’s Reprimand of Government Do-Gooders

October 25, 2018 | Gary M. Galles
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