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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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
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The Elusive ‘Epidemic’ of Teen Taping
Few health stories garner so much hyperbolic or uncritical coverage as the claim that e-cigarettes are a "gateway" to smoking.