The FDA is getting ready to ban trans fats. It could happen any day now. The Obama administration is expected to all but ban trans fat in a final ruling that could drop as soon as next week, killing most…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker have made a mockery of the peer review process with the fracking ban. Well, unless you think it’s okay for scientific reports to be peer reviewed by radial activists.…
Yesterday White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the Obama administration will not be blocking any flights coming to the United States from countries plagued by the Ebola virus. They also won’t be tracking those coming to the US through connections…
This is getting ridiculous. The FCC is now considering a ban on the use of the name “Redskins” when referring to the Washington football team. Seriously. The Federal Communications Commission is weighing whether to ban TV stations from saying the…
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on a mission to control what the people living in and visiting his city ate and drank. Current Mayor Bill DeBlasio was hoping to carry on that part of his mission, (but…
In a 6-2 decision the Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s ban on racial preferences in higher education. Justice Elena Kagan recused herself, and Justice Sotomayor had a bit of a fit. Her 58 page dissent was longer than the four opinions…
Kids are already complaining about school lunches, but it sounds like things are going to get even worse. The Obama administration plans to ban the sale of all food it deems to be “junk food” in school cafeterias. New rules…
The federal government will be releasing new dietary guidelines in 2015. The guidelines are made up by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) which is currently made up of a bunch of nutritionists who are also environmental radicals. They want…
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Interior Department is contemplating what they call “one of the largest land grabs of modern times.” In conjunction with environmental groups, they want to expand the Endangered Species Act by adding 757 new…
It’s now illegal for manufacturers to produce the regular old incandescent light bulbs that so many of us use and like. Of course the environmentalists are happy about this, but it was the big three bulb manufacturers (GE, Sylvania and…
Nanny Bloomberg’s ban on large sodas and other sugary drinks that was supposed to go into effect tomorrow has been struck down by a judge. Hopefully the businesses that were going to throw away large cups and dispose of large…
Nanny Bloomberg’s ban on large sugary drinks goes into effect tomorrow. According to CBS News, the ban will be costly for business owners who have to scrap large cups and bottles of soda. Restaurants, street carts, coffee joints and other…
Nanny Bloomberg is at it again. Now it’s not just big fountain sodas he’s going after, but also 2 liter bottles that come with pizzas and pitchers of soda at kids’ birthday parties. All he’s doing is making it more…
