Baylen Linnekin

Restaurants

L.A. Plans To Scrap Its Genuinely Good Outdoor Dining Program and Replace It With Rules, Fees, and Paperwork

The L.A. City Council saw a good thing happening and decided government wasn't involved enough.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.18.2023 8:15 AM

Regulation

New California Bill Proposes Legalizing Authentic Cannabis Cafes

Cannabis consumers should have the same commercial leisure spaces that alcohol drinkers do.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.11.2023 7:45 AM

Food Policy

The USDA Can't Stop Organic Food Fraud

It's time to return oversight to industry groups and the states.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.4.2023 8:30 AM

Food

It's Time To Legalize Haggis

Will a petition from a physician bring the USDA to its senses?

Baylen Linnekin | 1.28.2023 8:30 AM

E.U. Rules Will Force Dutch To Ban Livestock Farming

A 2019 court ruling has begun to force Dutch farmers out of business—by design.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.21.2023 8:30 AM

California

Redding, California, Uses Public Health Red Tape to Ban Sharing Food with Homeless

Is it good public health policy to deny charity to people experiencing homelessness?

Baylen Linnekin | 1.14.2023 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Public Health Researchers Float Idea of Climate-Change Warnings on Menu Items

Warning diners that red meat is bad for the environment is yet another attempt to socially engineer food choices.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.7.2023 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

New Oregon Wastewater Rules Threaten Portland's Food Cart Culture

Compliance could prove impossibly expensive for independent food sellers.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.31.2022 8:30 AM

Foie Gras Ban

New York City's Foie Gras Ban Once Again Deemed Illegal by New York State

The city has not yet announced whether it will fight the order in court.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.24.2022 8:30 AM

Food

'MyPlate,' the USDA's 'Food Pyramid' Replacement, Is Also a Dud

The federal government continues to be very bad at telling people what and how to eat.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.10.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Students at Stirling University Vote To Ban Meat and Dairy Sales on Campus

The war on animal food products continues to pick up adherents in Europe.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.3.2022 8:30 AM

Politics

Kenosha Legalizes Backyard Chickens—With Plenty of Red Tape

Backyard chickens are slowly making headway, but not without tradeoffs.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.26.2022 8:30 AM

Prohibition

Colorado Voters Rejected Booze To-Go and Expanded Alcohol Delivery

Alcohol-related ballot measures were in play in several states last week. The results were lukewarm.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.19.2022 8:30 AM

Public schools

There's No Good Reason To Expand Government-Funded School Lunches

It's an expensive policy with little upside.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.12.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Lawsuits Keep Rolling Back Unconstitutional Vegan 'Meat' Bans

No one is confused about whether Tofurky is turkey.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.5.2022 8:30 AM

Poverty

Federal Court Upholds Cruel, Unconstitutional St. Louis Ban on Sharing Food with Homeless

The ordinance governing how food can be shared is designed to make it next to impossible to share food.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.29.2022 8:30 AM

California

Napa Valley Winery Sues Napa County Over Arcane Environmental Rules

Hundred Acre's lawsuit alleges heavy-handed and extralegal enforcement by county environmental regulators.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.22.2022 7:30 AM

Food Freedom

Activist Groups Demand Feds Require Nutrition Labels on Booze

Plaintiffs want the nanny state to nanny harder.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.15.2022 8:30 AM

Food Policy

Biden's Conference on Food Insecurity and Health Served Warmed-Over Ideas

No new, interesting, or helpful food policies are coming from this administration.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.8.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

New Jersey Brewery Sues State Over Outrageous Restrictions

The restrictions are clearly intended to crush breweries in order to protect restaurants.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.1.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

In Purported Global First, Dutch City Bans Meat Ads

Haarlem lawmakers claim the ban will help fight climate change.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.24.2022 7:15 AM

Food Policy

American Hunters Cry Fowl Over Canada Border Ban

Birds don't recognize borders.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.17.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Community Fridges Are Facing Vandalism and Regulatory Challenges

The community fridge is a civic model that regulators should encourage, not seek to shut down.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.10.2022 8:30 AM

Food Trucks

Food Trucks From Colorado to Alabama Are Still Struggling With Red Tape and Protectionism

Denver blames food trucks for late night chaos, while a city councilman in Alabama says he straight up wants to protect restaurants.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.3.2022 9:30 AM

Food

Vegan Animal Sanctuary Owner Charged With Stealing Cows From Neighboring Farm

Animals are property, and property rights matter.

Baylen Linnekin | 8.27.2022 8:30 AM

Taxes

Louisiana Sheriff Loses Tax Lawsuit Targeting Smith Angus Farm

Multiple state agencies told Sheriff Randy ‘Country’ Seal that he had no right to collect taxes from a rancher in his parish. He sued anyway.

Baylen Linnekin | 8.20.2022 7:40 AM

Farm Subsidies

The Next Farm Bill Will Probably Stink Worse and Cost More

Asking America's agriculture industry to stand on its own two feet remains a third rail in American politics.

Baylen Linnekin | 8.13.2022 8:30 AM

NIMBY

Another NIMBY Lawsuit Seeks To End New York City Outdoor Dining Program

Several dozen NYC residents want to repeal the regulations allowing outdoor dining in the city.

Baylen Linnekin | 8.6.2022 7:20 AM

Food

Not Even the FDA Trusts the FDA To Regulate Food Safety

The FDA has effectively thrown up its hands over its most important food-related role.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.30.2022 8:00 AM

Beer

New Jersey Breweries Push Back Against Crushing New Rules

New rules from the state alcohol control board could grind breweries into insolvency.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.23.2022 8:30 AM

Food Policy

Terrible Restrictions on Food Trucks Are Still a Thing

Atlanta, Sioux Center, and too many other cities and towns are still treating food trucks like second-class businesses.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.16.2022 8:30 AM

Alcohol

July Brings a Mixed Bag of New State Alcohol Laws

California bartenders will need to be certified, while Virginians can now bring up to three gallons of booze across state lines.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.9.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

'Ghost Kitchens' Spur Overheated Health Concerns From Regulators

Regulators are setting their sights on ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.2.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

Seaweed Is a Promising Food Tangled in Regulations

Regulatory uncertainty is keeping the seaweed market from reaching its full potential.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.25.2022 8:30 AM

Menu Labeling

Mandatory Menu Labeling Still a Flop

Calorie counts don't change behavior.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.18.2022 8:30 AM

Foie Gras Ban

New York City Sued Over Illegal Foie Gras Ban

Hudson Valley foie gras producers are not taking New York City's guff sitting down.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.4.2022 8:30 AM

Food

A Maine Couple Is Suing the State for the Right To Hunt on Sundays

The Parkers filed their lawsuit under Maine’s new ‘right-to-food’ constitutional amendment.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.28.2022 8:30 AM

GMO Food

Britain Finally Relaxes GMO Rules, but Advocates Want More Deregulation

New GMO rules are a good break from the E.U., but they don't go far enough.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.21.2022 8:30 AM

Food Policy

America's Families Still Revile USDA-Funded School Lunches

The central planning of America's public school lunch menus has been a disaster.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.14.2022 7:45 AM

Nanny State

Yet Another Study Blames Food Companies for Parental Choices

Food companies don't determine what parents put in their shopping carts.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.7.2022 8:30 AM

Animal Rights

Animal Rights Group Targets NBA Team Owner by Trying To Out-PETA PETA

DxE's dumb stunts threaten to overshadow their investigatory work.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.30.2022 8:30 AM

Food Policy

California's New Food Waste Law Is Backfiring

Compliance is proving to be expensive and confusing.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.23.2022 8:30 AM

Food Policy

New Investigation Finds FDA's Food Side Is 'Broken'

Among experts on food safety, the consensus is that the FDA's food division isn't functional.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.16.2022 8:30 AM

Food Freedom

SCOTUS Could (and Should) Strike Down California's Animal-Rights Law

Proposition 12 threatens the national food economy.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.9.2022 8:30 AM

Restaurants

Does Boston's Mayor Hate the City's Restaurants?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu seems hellbent on making things difficult or impossible for city restaurants.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.2.2022 8:30 AM

Animal Rights

Connecticut Should Let Small Farmers Slaughter Their Rabbits on Their Farms

A cost-efficient and humane method for processing rabbit meat is preferable to the state's current system.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.26.2022 8:30 AM

Roadkill

Got Roadkill? Now There's an App for That

Wyoming is now encouraging drivers to report roadkill casualties for harvesting.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.19.2022 8:30 AM

Alcohol

Booze News: Party Bikes in Rhode Island, Hard Seltzer in Utah

Plus: tasting rooms in Alaska and liquor delivery in Alabama

Baylen Linnekin | 3.12.2022 8:30 AM