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Awesome. Needs no comment. From the WaPo: “When the District goes smoke-free Jan. 2, at least one nicotine haven will remain: the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers, several of whom enjoy a good cigar, have exempted themselves from the city’s smoking ban, not to mention rules that forbid lighting up in federal buildings across the country. … Smoking is permitted in lawmakers’ offices, in two cafeterias in the House and Senate buildings and in an unmarked, cramped room in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.” Smoking is also permitted in the Speaker’s Lobby, which sounds like a club room to me, but Nancy Pelosi might be changing the rules. Hat tip Kathleen.

Dec 8, 2006 | Comments Off | Tags: , ,

NYC bans trans-fats

They actually did it. According to AP: “The Board of Health voted [unanimously] Tuesday to make New York the nation’s first city to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants — from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries.”

“Nobody wants to take away your french fries and hamburgers — I love those things, too,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said recently. “But if you can make them with something that is less damaging to your health, we should do that.”

We can also make walking down the street safer by requiring everyone to wear padding and a helment. I wonder if he’s for that, too? Next Wednesday AFF will host a roundtable on the burgeoning nanny state. Baylen Linnekin will not be speaking at the event.

Dec 5, 2006 | Comments Off | Tags: , ,

Federal Censorship Commission?

In an op-ed in the WSJ, NBC Universal’s Bob Wright body slams the FCC’s think-of-the-children media rules. “So an FCC policy intent on ensuring that there will be nothing on broadcast TV that is inappropriate for kids during certain hours is doomed to failure. Do the math: 85% of households have cable and satellite, leaving 15% receiving broadcast TV only. Two-thirds of those households do not have kids under 18. Thus, the FCC appears to be basing its actions on a policy that is relevant to 5% of households. Moreover, government efforts to regulate content are invariably riddled with unfortunate consequences.”

Nov 3, 2006 | Comments Off | Tags: , ,

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