FEISTY SWEDEN FIGHTS BACK BY SERVING WATER INSTEAD OF VODKA- Swedish pub serves pure water as vodka, and not completely by mistake http://www.thecommentator.com/article/4532/swedish_pub_serves_pure_water_as_vodka_and_not_completely_by_mistake
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/4534/government_over_regulation_threatens_danish_pastry
Earlier this year New York City voted 8-0 to limit sugary drinks over 16-ounces. The purpose, argued by public health experts, is to prevent obesity and the diagnosis of type II diabetes.
Local businesses and national chains, such as Starbucks, were concerned with government regulation intruding on their business. New York City is known to be a dining capital and regulation will have an impact on their bottom lines.
A petition to block the plan was approved by New York’s Supreme Court calling the ban “unprecedented interference” and ruling it arbitrary and capricious. There is no research to prove that sugary drinks cause obesity or diabetes and the regulation was concentrated on certain businesses rather than being inclusive and citywide. A win for liberty and freedom from government regulation in New York City.
Meanwhile, in Denmark, the CATO Institute reported a proposal to limit the coumarin level found in the Danish pastries due to new European Union regulations. Denmark is famous for the kanelsnegler, or cinnamon swirls, containing high amounts of cinnamon. Hardy Christensen from the Danish Bakers’ Association explained the pastries have been made for 200 years and making them differently will “change the distinctive flavor and produce less tasty pastries.”