Guy Bentley
Director of Consumer Freedom , Reason Foundation
Guy Bentley is the director of consumer freedom 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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Research consistently shows e-cigarettes help smokers quit. When will U.S. policy catch up?
When smokers who want to quit believe that switching to an e-cigarette offers no health benefit, they have no incentive to make the switch.
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How New York Gov. Hochul’s proposed Zyn tax could encourage smoking, undermine public health
New York has proposed extending 75 percent wholesale tax on tobacco products to include safer nicotine pouches.
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Florida’s surge in gambling helpline calls isn’t what it seems
Do rising helpline calls actually mean more Floridians are becoming addicted to gambling? The answer is no.
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Why isn’t the Food and Drug Administration celebrating the decline in youth tobacco use?
High school e-cigarette use now stands at 7.1 percent, down from 27.5 percent in 2019.
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New York Gov. Hochul’s nicotine pouch tax would be bad for public health
Heavily taxing safer alternatives to cigarettes keeps smokers from switching to better substitutes.
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Canada banned flavored vapes. Cigarette sales surged.
Policymakers should reconsider flavor restrictions in light of mounting evidence that such policies generate unintended consequences that undermine public health.
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Punishing safer nicotine alternatives backfires on public health
Taxing products equally, despite their unequal risks, is the exact opposite of desirable fiscal and public health policy.
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Why the World Health Organization’s anti-nicotine policy could keep millions smoking
If these recommendations are put in place, they could discourage millions of smokers from switching to safer alternatives.
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Legal sports betting didn’t create corruption. It exposed it.
Banning sports betting so that it falls exclusively into the hands of criminals and offshore platforms won’t eliminate corruption; it may very well worsen it.
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Nicotine pouch taxes undermine efforts to help smokers quit
Rhode Island's new 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches threatens to undermine harm reduction efforts.
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Trump should end WHO’s sway over the FDA
While the World Health Organization’s potential interference has diminished, remnants of its influence over American health policy remain.
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The failure of Massachusetts’ tobacco flavor ban
Data shows a surge in illegal vape seizures from 71,746 in 2022 to 308,100 in 2024.
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Biden’s cigarette ban will enrich the Chinese Communist Party
This proposed rule would ban the sale of more than 99.9 percent of cigarettes currently sold in the United States.
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FDA’s fantasy modeling doesn’t justify ban on cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration's proposed mandate would remove 97 percent of the nicotine in cigarettes.
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Denver should reject a flavored tobacco ban
Three years after the last failed attempt to ban flavored tobacco, prohibition is once again on the Denver City Council's agenda.
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The youth ‘vaping epidemic’ is over
The number of kids using e-cigarettes has fallen to a 10-year low, according to the federal 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
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Congress spotlights the FDA’s “Kafkaesque” vaping regulation
Members of Congress vented frustration at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the chaotic U.S. vape market at a Senate Judiciary hearing.
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The World Health Organization risks credibility with inaccurate attacks on vaping
This year, World No Tobacco Day ignites discussion about whether the WHO is promoting incorrect or misleading information.