Regulation
Stossel bemoans control freaks with power
John Stossel‘s latest column at Human Events focuses on the government officials whose primary goal is to tell you how to run your life. Control freaks want to run your…
Passive smoking
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Death by Fashion Accessory
A few nights ago, I was standing by a couple guys who were vaping, and it didn’t bother me a bit. Now, I know fiscal conservatives are supposed to scream…
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Speak Here, Smoke There, Pack over Yonder, What’s Next?
Henderson County has adopted a policy that provides smoking pens on public property. Well-intending citizens have had to “walk through clouds of smoke” to enter public buildings. That alarms people…
Regulation
Bus Stop Smoking Bans
For the record, I’m not a smoker. I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life, and I really find smoking quite distasteful. But Raleigh city council is getting completely out…
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P.J. O’Rourke on Progressive Elites: They Hate Poor People
P.J. O’Rourke is brilliant as he skewers progressive elites and their view of the poor — in this case, as it relates to banning smoking in public housing. As usual,…
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Hack! Wretch! Khlkhlkh!
A blurb is in several media outlets about lawsuits challenging the state’s smoking ban in restaurants. Again, I am in the minority because I don’t consider giving second-handers burning eyes,…
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All cost, no benefit approach of statists extends beyond energy fearmongering
They apply to consumable substances as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Bush’s Surgeon General, Whatshisname (no, not the guy with the weird beard nor the crazy woman peddling…
Liberty
Accurate Info on the Senate Smoking Ban Law
The Senate Health Care Committee passed a new version of the smoking ban bill that would go well beyond simply banning smoking in restaurants and bars. The Senate may vote…
Regulation
Proposed smoking ban threatens freedom, property rights
RALEIGH — A smoking ban proposal under consideration in the N.C. House and Senate would create a “major threat” to personal freedom and property rights. That’s the assessment a John…
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My parents would have loved this
Bangor, Maine, has made it illegal to smoke inside a car if there are children present. That’s going to stifle some travel, I suspect. My parents were both two-pack-a-day smokers.…
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Here Come the Nannies
Woo-hoo! New seat belt laws! Buckle up, backseat people! No cell phone gabbing for teens while driving! Except if you have a very good reason that a law enforcement officer…
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Creeping statism alert
Mecklenburg County wants to harm bars and restaurants that ban smoking on their premises by removing their competitive edge. That is, Mecklenburg Co. commissioners want to ban smoking from all…