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Obesity

Does Your Body Belong to You?
Food nannies want the government to control your diet.
A. Barton Hinkle
July 29, 2011
McDonald's to Kids: Apple Slices For All, Whether or Not You Want Them
McDonald’s nudges kids to eat more fruit, fewer fries after being given a good shove by regulators
Katherine Mangu-Ward
July 26, 2011
Nanny State Propaganda
How long before the government places graphic warning labels on junk food?
A. Barton Hinkle
June 29, 2011
Moralizing Against McDonald's
The clownish antics of nanny state busybodies
Steve Chapman
May 23, 2011
Obama's War on Fun
The president breathes new life into the Nanny State
Gene Healy
May 17, 2011
Commit Yourself
Self-control in the age of abundance
Daniel Akst
April 18, 2011
Nudgers vs. Nannies
The civil war between British busybodies
Brendan O'Neill
January 4, 2011
Follow the Bouncing Buck
The year's highlights in blame shifting
Jacob Sullum
December 29, 2010
Obama's Obesity War
It's time for some self-restraint.
Cathy Young
December 14, 2010
The Fitness Divide
What happened after JFK told America to take a hike
Greg Beato
November 12, 2010
Attack of the Food Police
Why the government has no business banning Happy Meals
Steve Chapman
November 8, 2010
Leaving Taxes or Candy on the Table
Research suggests sin tax projections in Washington will just create a heavier tax burden and leave the state needing to make future cuts
Anthony Randazzo and David Godow
October 25, 2010
Santa Clara County, CA Bans Happy Meal Toys
Adam Summers
April 29, 2010, 11:29pm
No Fat Kids!
Michelle Obama's misguided war on childhood obesity
David Harsanyi
April 7, 2010
Keep Your Laws Off My Body
The case for legalizing drugs, prostitution, organ sales, and other consensual acts.
John Stossel
March 4, 2010
Have a Coke and a Tax
The economic case against soda taxes
Veronique de Rugy
December 14, 2009
Stand Down, Trans Fat Fighters
Some trans fat may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers
Ted Balaker
May 29, 2007
Smart Growth Types' Dumb Rhetoric
Linking suburbs to obesity just an attempt at social engineering
Chris Fiscelli
May 19, 2003