The public health ‘nanny state’

Probably the most famous example of nanny state intervention in consumer choices was Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to ban the sale of oversize sugary drinks. After a court overturned the ban, one state legislator introduced a bill that would impose a similar ban on drinks sold to consumers under 18, on the theory that a narrowly tailored bill of this kind would pass constitutional muster. This would probably be the first time anyone had to present an ID to buy a Big Gulp. The nanny-state fa

Probably the most famous example of nanny state intervention in consumer choices was Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to ban the sale of oversize sugary drinks. After a court overturned the ban, one state legislator introduced a bill that would impose a similar ban on drinks sold to consumers under 18, on the theory that a narrowly tailored bill of this kind would pass constitutional muster. This would probably be the first time anyone had to present an ID to buy a Big Gulp. The nanny-state fa…