Guy Bentley
Director of Consumer Freedom Research, Reason Foundation
Guy Bentley is the director of consumer freedom research at Reason Foundation.
Bentley's research focuses on the taxation and regulation of nicotine, tobacco, alcohol, and food. Before joining Reason Foundation, Bentley served as a reporter in London and Washington D.C.
Bentley's work has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes, Time, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, The New York Post, and other publications in the U.S. and U.K.
Bentley graduated with a bachelor's degree in politics and international relations from the University of Nottingham and is based in Washington D.C.
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Four reasons to reject a federal tobacco tax increase
The plan currently being considered in Congress would increase taxes on all tobacco and nicotine products.
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Congress considers tobacco tax increase
Cigarette taxes would double to more than $2 per pack under the House proposal.
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The FDA has decimated the e-cigarette market
The FDA has not authorized a single e-cigarette for sale and denied more than a million vape products from the market.
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FDA needs to embrace vaping’s potential to improve public health
Vaping is beyond doubt safer than smoking and has proved incredibly effective at helping people quit smoking traditional cigarettes.
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Setting the record straight on heated tobacco products
The FDA says heated tobacco products are safer than traditional cigarettes.
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Flavored Tobacco Ban in D.C. Would Have Disparate and Discriminatory Consequences
Proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products would criminalize behavior and undermine criminal justice reforms the city claims to care about.
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New Research on E-Cigarette Use Reveals Positive Public Health Trends
Youth smoking is at the lowest level on record at 4.6 percent, a 70.8 percent decline since 2011.
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The Facts About Youth Vaping and Tobacco Harm Reduction
E-cigarettes are a significantly safer form of nicotine consumption than combustible cigarettes.
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Florida Protected Public Health by Rejecting Vaping Ban
The DeSantis administration refused to be taken in by moral panic and public health and the state's small businesses are both better off for it.