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Fraternal Order of Police Once Again Opposes Internet Gambling Ban

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/02/2014

Once again, the Fraternal Order of Police expressed their staunch opposition to a federal prohibition on Internet gambling. In a letter sent to Sens. Harry Reid…

Consumer Freedom

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Adelson’s Online Gambling Ban Losing Political Steam

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/22/2014

It was a bad week for Sheldon Adelson. The billionaire casino owner has said he’ll spend whatever it takes to stop the spread of legal…

Consumer Freedom

How the “Stupid” American Public Pays for Gruber’s Deception

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How the “Stupid” American Public Pays for Gruber’s Deception

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/17/2014

The Washington Times points out that Jonathan Gruber, our nation’s most famous sufferer of foot-in-mouth-disease, has profited greatly from the “stupid” American public to whom he…

Consumer Freedom

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Journalists Called Out for Bad Reporting on Consumption Data

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/03/2014

Being a journalist is not an easy job; it demands fast paced and high volume production. For those “wonk” journalists tasked with analyzing data-heavy reports…

Consumer Freedom

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Cyanide, Tylenol and How Free Markets Make You Safer

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/29/2014

Today is the anniversary of one of the most significant food and drug related events in recent memory. Often discussed in college business classes these…

Consumer Freedom

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Study on Artificial Sweeteners Interesting But Flawed

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/26/2014

​A new study out of Israel on the possible effects of artificial sweeteners is making a lot of headlines this week. Unfortunately (and as usual)…

Consumer Freedom

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CDC Study: Kids Eat Same Amount of Sodium as Worldwide Average

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/12/2014

It’s not exactly a blood-pressure raising headline, which is probably why the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is actually…

Consumer Product Safety

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Cops to Destroy Rare Wine Collection in Pennsylvania

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 08/22/2014

In the fifth century BCE, famous Greek tragedian Euripides supposedly said, “where this no wine there is no love.” This certainly holds true in present day…

Consumer Freedom

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Newsweek’s Cover Story on Internet Gambling Plays Fast and Loose with Facts

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 08/20/2014

Newsweek’s recent cover article on online gambling, “How Washington Opened the Floodgates to Online Poker, Dealing Parents a Bad Hand,” by Leah McGrath Goodman,…

Consumer Freedom

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Happy There’s-No-Such-Thing-as-Junk-Food Day!

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 07/21/2014

Whomever it is that decides the dates for the ever multiplying obscure holidays apparently designated today, July 21, as “Junk Food Day.” While the origin and…

Consumer Freedom

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FDA’s Trans Fat “Ban” a First Foray into Controlling Americans’ Diets

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 07/14/2014

Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plan to revoke the “Generally Recognized As Safe” designation for partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs),…

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Celebrate Food Freedom this 4th of July

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Celebrate Food Freedom this 4th of July

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 07/03/2014

“If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a…

Consumer Freedom

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FDA’s Salt Phobia a Waste of Money

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/23/2014

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week plans to phase in “voluntary” reduction in the level of sodium in foods produced by manufacturers and…

Consumer Freedom

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Friday June 6th: Have a Doughnut for Freedom

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/06/2014

Do you know what today is? If you said D-Day, you’d be right. But this year, June 6 also marks another, less well known occasion.

Consumer Freedom

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Reihan Salam’s Argument for Alcohol “Prohibition Lite” Doesn’t Hold Water

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/29/2014

In Slate recently, Reihan Salam argued that as America eases up on the criminalization of marijuana use it ought to consider ramping up the war…

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No, Gov. Perry, a Ban on Internet Gambling Won’t Protect the Internet or Individual Freedom

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/22/2014

In an attempt to save face, Texas Governor Rick Perry is trying to justify his support for a federal online gambling ban by claiming that it’s the…

Consumer Freedom

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Republican Internet Gambling Ban Undermines States’ and Individual Rights

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/28/2014

Despite rhetoric that we need to “restore” the Federal Wire Act in order to protect states’ rights, Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that…

Consumer Freedom

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Pseudoscience and Clickbaiting Results in Beer Fear

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/22/2014

There’s a lot of pseudoscience about food out there. From genetically modified crops to organic foods to corn syrup, to preservatives, passionate opinions abound, but…

Consumer Freedom

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Victory for Maryland Parents and Consumers: Energy Drink Ban Voted Down

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/21/2014

A bill that would have banned the sale of energy drinks for minors in Maryland was recently voted down in committee almost unanimously. The…

Consumer Freedom

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Professional Licensing: A Risk to the Free Markets and Freedom of Speech

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/07/2014

From physicians to dentists to lawyers, the licensing requirements of many professions are well known—but for bloggers? A recent case in North Carolina demonstrates the…

Consumer Freedom

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Human Achievement of the Day: Hydrogen Power from Plants

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/29/2014

Early in the week I wrote about a major breakthrough toward the peaceful use of nuclear fusion. While that type of energy could drastically…

Energy and Environment

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Human Achievement of the Day from HumanProgress.org: Organ Replacement Technology

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/27/2014

We are only three days away from Human Achievement Hour (March 29, 8:30pm to 9:30pm)! What better way to celebrate than with a post from…

Consumer Well-Being

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Human Achievement of the Day: Breakthrough toward Unlimited Clean and Cheap Energy

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/25/2014

Shocking as it might seem, some of us at CEI agree with environmentalists that reducing personal waste is a good idea. Voluntarily reducing our individual…

Energy and Environment

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New York Alcohol Bill Benefits Big Business at Consumers’ Expense

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 02/05/2014

New York’s consumers and small alcohol retailers could soon be paying more for their tipples, for the benefit of big wholesalers. A bill now making…

Consumer Freedom

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Should States Legalize Sports Gambling? Yes!

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 02/03/2014

With Super Bowl XLVIII in the history books, all that remains now is for the losers to lick their wounds and for the victors to…

Consumer Freedom

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Good News to Share Over the Holidays: The World Is Getting Better

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/02/2013

In the middle of this holiday season my colleague Stephanie Rugolo over at the Cato’s new project, HumanProgress.org, is spreading cheer by getting…

Energy and Environment

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Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda to Show the “Evils” of Private Alcohol Sales

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/21/2013

As if there wasn’t enough money in politics, now government agencies are using taxpayer dollars—our dollars—in an attempt to influence state policy. The National Institutes…

Consumer Freedom

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FDA Trans-Fat Ban Sets Stage to Target Sugar, Salt, and More

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/08/2013

On November 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  announced plans to change its classification of trans-fatty acids and remove the designation "Generally Recognized…

Consumer Freedom

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CEI Study Supports Tax Cuts for Beer

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/31/2013

If you’ve read Lauren French’s Politico article on the two beer tax reduction bills currently under consideration in Congress, you might think that the Competitive…

Consumer Freedom

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Alcohol Crimes Decline in Washington After Liquor Sales Privatization

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/24/2013

In the lead up to Washington State voters approving privatization of liquor sales in the state, opponents claimed—as they always do—that the increased availability and…

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