Sin Taxes

Europe’s Nanny State Problem

New Report Shows Why Congress’s Plan to Raise Cigarette and Nicotine Taxes is Such a Terrible Idea

How High Are Cigarette Taxes in Your State?

Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Already Is Facing Threat of Repeal—from Democrats

How Much Per Person Does Your State Collect in Excise Taxes?

14 Reasons New Yorkers Are Fleeing to Florida

What Game of Thrones Teaches Us about Government Spending and Crazy Tax Schemes

Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Hurt Everyone Except Politicians

A Better Cure for the Obesity Epidemic Than Eliminating Capitalism

Cash-Desperate Illinois Is Now Taxing Lap Dances

Mises Predicted the Crazy Meat Tax Economists Are Pitching

Economists’ New Proposal to Tax Steak and Bacon to ‘Save Lives’ Is a Really Bad Idea

Tariffs Hurt Trump’s Supporters Especially

Sweet Intervention Turns Sour For Taxpayers

California Set a Tax Trap for Both Smokers and Quitters

If the Law of Demand Applies to Sugary Drinks, Why Not to Wages?

Well, Back to Smoking: FDA Bans 99 Percent of E-Cigarettes

How the UK Became the Third Worst Nanny State in Europe