Archive | Paternalism
New York Judge Nixes Super-Size Soda Ban
Does any government have the legitimate power to ban medical marijuana?
By David Kopel on December 10, 2012 10:25 pm in Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Criminal Law, Growth of Government, Paternalism
“Failure: Why We Need It”
Researchers Whose Work Was Cited to Justify Bloomberg’s Large Soda Ban Explain Why it Won’t Work
Do Government Subsidies for Health Care Justify Paternalistic Soda Pop Regulations?
Funniest Comment on the New York Times online
The FDA’s Unhealthy Salt Obsession
Steven Levitt’s “Daughter Test” for Paternalistic Policies
Broccoli, Slippery Slopes, and the Individual Mandate
By Ilya Somin on January 25, 2011 3:26 pm in Federalism, Health Care, Individual Mandate, Libertarian Paternalism, Paternalism
No Soda for You!
The FDA to Target Salt
Does the Supposedly Superior Expertise of Regulators Justify Libertarian Paternalism?
By Ilya Somin on April 19, 2010 9:56 pm in Libertarian Paternalism, Paternalism, Political Ignorance, Public Choice, Uncategorized
Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism
The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism
By Ilya Somin on April 15, 2010 12:35 am in Libertarian Paternalism, Libertarianism, Paternalism, Political Ignorance