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Smoking Bans and Tobacco

Obama’s Cigarette Tax Will Hurt the Poor While Enriching Politicians’ Friends
Cathy Reisenwitz
April 12, 2013, 2:18pm
Minnesota's Misguided Cigarette Tax
Minnesota failed to fix its budget with a cigarette tax in 2005. And the state will fail if tries again.
Anthony Randazzo and Carson Bruno
July 8, 2011
Smoked Out
Arizona’s unfortunate reliance on tobacco industry revenues to fund health insurance.
Peter Suderman
July 6, 2011
Unsafe at Any Speed
The government’s fuel-economy standards should come with a warning label.
A. Barton Hinkle
July 1, 2011
Nanny State Propaganda
How long before the government places graphic warning labels on junk food?
A. Barton Hinkle
June 29, 2011
Big Government Gets Ugly
Why the new cigarette warning labels won't stop people from smoking
Steve Chapman
June 27, 2011
Obama's War on Fun
The president breathes new life into the Nanny State
Gene Healy
May 17, 2011
Louisiana HB 63 Goes Up In Smoke
Harris Kenny
May 16, 2011, 7:00pm
Taxes Inducing Black Market Trade for Cigarettes
Harris Kenny
April 19, 2011, 2:10pm
Wait, Smoking Is Dangerous?
The FDA's new crusade
Jacob Sullum
February 18, 2011
Nudgers vs. Nannies
The civil war between British busybodies
Brendan O'Neill
January 4, 2011
Once Again, Raising Taxes Reduces Revenue
Adrian Moore
July 28, 2010, 9:46am
Gin, Girls, and Governance
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman on personal freedom, free speech, and the state
Radley Balko
May 10, 2010
Keep Your Laws Off My Body
The case for legalizing drugs, prostitution, organ sales, and other consensual acts.
John Stossel
March 4, 2010
Nanny State Extends Smoking Bans to Private Homes
Reason.tv video shows how prohibition is expanded and looks at the next round of bans
November 12, 2008
Expanding Smoking Bans Should Worry Us All
Bay Area's nanny state is growing
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
February 16, 2007
Smoke and Mirrors
Santa Rosa's outdoor smoking ban and Prop. 86
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
November 1, 2006
A Bad Idea Gone Too Far
Proposition 86, The Tobacco Tax
Geoffrey Segal and Skaidra Smith-Heisters
October 1, 2006
Sticking it to Smokers
California's Prop. 86 would raise tobacco taxes to $3.47 per pack
Geoffrey Segal
September 25, 2006