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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Congressional Hearing Ignores What’s Best for Public Health, Embraces Myths About Vaping
Most public health experts acknowledge vaping is safer than smoking and is effective at helping smokers quit.
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Regulators are Getting Away With Mass Constitutional Violations
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the specifics of each particular regulation, it is vital that they are issued in line with the Constitution.
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Albany’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Misses the Mark
There's no reason why one of the safest and most popular alternatives to smoking can't be kept on the market for adults but kept out of the hands of kids.
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San Francisco Protects Cigarettes To Own The Vapers
In San Francisco, vaping is public enemy number one.
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E-Cigarettes Not In The Same Category As Cigarettes
Adult smokers have the right to know there are safer alternatives.
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Reduce Teen Vaping, But Don’t Worsen Public Health
Banning e-cigarette flavors in Connecticut would risk significantly reducing the important, proven health improvements e-cigarettes can deliver to smokers and society.
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The FDA Is Hurtling Toward a Historic Mistake on E-Cigarettes
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is threatening "unprecedented" action against America's most popular tool to quit smoking.
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California’s Plan to Ban Vaping Flavors would Hurt Public Health
California legislators are proposing a bill to ban the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes in retail stores and vending machines.
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E-Cigarette Flavors are Good for Public Health. Why is the FDA Cracking Down on Them?
The FDA's actions point toward further increasing the burden on e-cigarettes, while failing to embrace their full potential to save lives.
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The FDA’s Assault on Vaping is a Gift to Big Tobacco
Tobacco stocks surged Wednesday on news the FDA could ban all e-cigarette flavors.
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When it Comes to Vaping, Throw Precaution to the Wind
Despite waves of hysterical media coverage verging on moral panic, there is precious little evidence to suggest an "epidemic" of teen vaping is sweeping high schools.
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E-Cigarette Tariffs are a Threat to Public Health
Vapersn are set to join the list of consumers and businesses bracing themselves for the impact of the Trump's tariffs.
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The FDA Must Resist the Irrational Fear of Vaping
The FDA must recognize that regulating too much can be just as lethal as regulating too little.
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Regulation of Premium Cigars
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6107 Regulation of Premium Cigars
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flavored Tobacco Products
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6565 Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products
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California Needs to Hurry up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
Other states are moving quickly.
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California Needs to Hurry Up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
California should join the growing movement to legalize sports gambling