Share A bill proposing a $1.7 billion tax on beverages from soda to sports drinks failed to pass out of a California State Assembly committee. For the second time, a California State Assemblyman had his nanny state agenda scrapped. Californians win! And, defenders of individual responsibility and parental rights score a significant victory in a [...]

Share Despite growing opposition from parents and consumer choice advocates, who believe the toy ban is an overreach of government and an affront to parents’ rights, it is picking up steam. In New York, state officials–including the State’s Health Czar– are now on the record, supporting the measure and considering its implementation statewide: New York [...]

Share At a Chicago public school, a principal has ruled that parents are no longer allowed to send their child to school with a lunch box. The Chicago Tribune reports, “Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria.” And, what do the kids have to say about this [...]

Share This is not a figment of your imagination. The New York Times informs us of a school principal in Philadelphia who has gone as far to enlist parents to stand outside private businesses near the school to stop children from buying food. Tatyana Gray bolted from her house and headed toward her elementary school. [...]