As election season approaches, Democrats are touting the economic results of Biden administration policies aimed at improving the lives of working Americans and creating a more equitable economy. But ordinary Americans aren’t feeling the so-called success of “Bidenomics.” Superficially, the economy looks solid. As measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), it increased at an […]
Neighbors can host backyard barbecues. Churches and schools can organize potlucks. And sports fans can have tailgate parties. But if anyone tries to sell homemade meals, code enforcers in most states will shut them down. Hypothetical worst-case scenarios scare lawmakers, so they block home chefs from using their own kitchens to make money selling anything […]
From the perennial fights over Chick-fil-A to claims that fast food disproportionately hurts low-income and minority communities via poor nutrition, it’s easy to see how fast food entered political debate. But far from being limited to culture war clashes, the business model of the industry itself is increasingly under attack. The battlefront starts with so-called […]
This past term the Supreme Court upheld a California law barring the sale of animal products that are not produced in conformity with the state’s animal welfare laws, even if the products are produced out of state. A majority of the justices rejected the claim that such a law violated the Dormant Commerce Clause because […]
The federal government might soon take an interest in how many cold ones you’ve been cracking open. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, tells the Daily Mail that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) might soon revise its dietary guidelines to recommend that adults consume no more than two alcoholic […]