by Daisy Luther. With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm these days, it’s a miracle those of us over 30 survived our childhoods. Here’s the problem with all of this babying: it creates a society of weenies. There won’t be more more rebels because this generation has been frightened into ... MORE
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Showing posts with label busybody. Show all posts
Steve Chapman: San Francisco Vs Soft Drinks
Politicians want to be your conservators. Its for your own good of course. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has something it wants to say: Fizzy sugar water can make you fat and rot your teeth. 'll pause while you pick yourself off the floor, where you landed in shock at this blinding revelation. Until now, you have probably been pouring ... MORE
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consumer,
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nanny state,
restrictions,
sugar,
voluntary exchange
Lenore Skenazy: Cops And Media Applaud Local Busybody For Bravely Harassing Dad Who Briefly Left Kid Alone
Minding other people's business. Area-man Mark Herrmann didn’t choose to be a hero. No, no, he was just minding his own business when he noticed that a child’s life was in mortal danger. He acted decisively—ensuring the child’s safety, and guaranteeing a police investigation into the negligent parent’s actions. Thanks to the video of the ... MORE
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busybody,
children,
government,
harassment,
media,
nanny state,
police,
police state
California Aims to Regulate Your Dirtiest Fantasies
by Josh Gucket. Big Brother is watching you; he says to stop before you go blind. Following five years of procedural hurdles, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has proposed a set of safety standards outlining how adult film performers and others on set can operate in their jobs more safely. Among 21 pages of proposals,
it emphasizes ... MORE
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California,
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nanny state,
nitwittery,
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safety
Larry Thornberry: Tobacco-Free Ball Yards By The Bay
More lost liberty to chew on. Go ahead and leave your heart in San Francisco if you please, but don’t leave your chaw. This might cause you to be nicked by the tobacco police. It’s another of those things that only make sense in San Francisco, so libertine in many ways, but puritan in others. An exotic mix of extreme permissiveness and micro- ... MORE
Baylen Linnekin: Will The Austin Proposal To 'Control' Barbecue Cause Beloved Food Scene To Go Up In Smoke?
Suffering the stench of busybodies. Earlier this month, the city council in Austin, Tex. took up "the smell of barbecue and a proposal to control it," reports the New York Times, "in response to some citizen complaints." If that sounds ominous—and not just a reporter blowin' smoke—that's because it is. Daniel Vaughn, who writes for Texas ... MORE
This Is Why So Many People Are Homeschooling!
A letter from the school: Dear Mr and Mrs. Rossi, I understand that your family recently took a family vacation. I want you to be aware that the Abington School District does not recognize family trips as an excused absence, regardless of the activities involved in the trip. The school district is not in the position of overseeing family vacations or ... MORE
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busybody,
education,
government,
homeschooling,
incentives,
nanny state,
regulation,
schools
'Free-Range' Parents Will Sue CPS For Grabbing Their Kids
by Lenore Skenazy. Taking the busybodies who mind your business to court. The Meitivs are lawyering up, and will file some kind of lawsuit against Montgomery County, Maryland, officials who took their children while the youngsters were walking outside by themselves. Matthew Dowd, a partner at Wiley Rein LLP, will represent the Meitivs free of ... MORE
Scotland: The Most Nannying of Europe's Nanny States
by Brendan O'Neill. It's all about the mandatory salad bar. Many Americans, when they hear the word Scotland, will think of Mel Gibson in blue facepaint
yelling: "FREEDOM!" That's how Scotland is viewed by non-Scots the
world over: as a plucky, liberty-loving nation that sits atop snooty
England and longs to be free and wild and beer-soaked in ... MORE
New Federal Water Heater Regs Are Tough On Consumers
by Julie Watts. Time to go tankless? New federal regulations for water heaters will go into effect in a few weeks. They are designed to make them more efficient but many people are running out to buy the older remaining water heaters. While new ones will provide savings on energy costs, consumers will have to pay much more in upfront ... MORE
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bureaucracy,
busybody,
consumer,
energy,
government,
politics,
regulation,
restrictions,
water
Matt Barber: Starbucks Spills Coffee On Its Crotch
A PC backfire. Espresso makes you hyper. When you’re hyper you sometimes make rash decisions. When you make rash decisions you usually regret it. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz evidently chugged a Venti-five-shot-double-pump-skinny-vanilla-latte last week before announcing Starbucks’ new “RaceTogether” public relations stunt. As he ... MORE
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busybody,
do-gooders,
employer,
policy,
political correctness,
politics,
race,
racism,
society
EPA Targets Backyard Burger And Wiener Roasts
by Paul Bedard. The Environmental Protection Agency has its eyes on pollution from backyard barbecues. The agency announced
that it is funding a University of California project to limit
emissions resulting in grease drippings with a special tray to catch
them and a "catalytic" filtration system. The $15,000 project has the "potential for ... MORE
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busybody,
EPA,
government,
nanny state,
policy,
pollution,
regulation,
spending
New Water Heater Regulations Put Homeowners In A Bind
The option reducers are at it again. New federal hot water heater regulations that go into effect next month could be problematic when it comes time to replace your current one. The U.S. Department of Energy will start enforcing new energy efficiency standards for hot water heaters April 16. The updates to the National Appliance Energy ... MORE
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bureaucracy,
busybody,
consumer,
control,
energy,
government,
politics,
regulation,
restrictions
John Horvat II: Why Johnny Can't Sled Anymore
All must be safe and sterile. In the midst of this cold winter, I chanced to come upon a scene that gladdened my heart. It was a group of unsupervised boys sledding down a hillside. They weren’t only sledding. They were ramming into other sleds. At the bottom of the hill, they pushed each other down, rolling and tumbling in the snow. ... MORE
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busybody,
children,
government,
nanny state,
nitwittery,
political correctness,
risk,
safety
Debra J. Saunders: The War on Drugs, San Francisco-Style
Banning chewing tobacco simply because they can. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had out-of-towners tell me they think San Francisco is a breathtakingly beautiful city — so why is it that City Hall hasn’t done more about baseball pitchers chewing tobacco at city ballparks? No, wait. I can tell you. I’ve never heard that. ... MORE
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baseball,
busybody,
drug war,
government,
nanny state,
regulation,
restrictions,
rules,
tobacco
Ronald Bailey: The Red Meat, Eggs, Fat And Salt Diet
Government nutrition nannies get it wrong. Progressives tend to believe that government knows best. The unfolding fiasco over government nutrition misinformation should give them pause. For years now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been recommending that "everyone age 2 and up should consume less than 2,300 ... MORE
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