Archive for Jacob Sullum
Just a Cigar
Jacob Sullum is a syndicated columnist, a senior editor at Reason, and the author of For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (The Free Press). In July the Federal Trade Commission recommended that Congress require warning labels on cigars. One of the warnings suggested by the FTC nicely illustrates [...]
1Nov1999 | Jacob Sullum | 2 comments | ContinuedKosher Cops
Jacob Sullum is associate editor of Reason magazine. When presented with packaged food, my 5-year-old niece will carefully examine the wrapper, box, or label, looking for the symbol that assures her it’s OK to eat: a U inside a circle, which certifies that the food has been prepared according to Jewish dietary laws, under the [...]
1Jul1993 | Jacob Sullum | 1 comment | Continued-
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The Snow Plowers’ Petition
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Capitalism, Corporatism, and the Freed Market
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Creating Jobs versus Creating Value
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