• “Sneaky public-health messaging appears to be on the upswing across the country” [Baylen Linnekin, NY Post; earlier here, here, etc.]
• Scotland: “Parents warned they could face court for lighting up at home in front of kids” [The Sun] And Sweden: “Law professor calls for ban on parents drinking” (in presence of kids) [The Local via @FreeRangeKids]
• Speaking of tobacco: “Former German Chancellor Stays One Step Ahead of European Nannies, Hoards Cigarettes” [Matthew Feeney on Helmut Schmidt]
• Speaking of alcohol: ObamaCare slush fund bankrolling anti-booze advocacy in Pennsylvania [Mark Hemingway, earlier]
• To fix the nation’s weight problem, socially discourage processed foods. Right? Wrong [David Freedman, Atlantic]
• Mark Steyn on federal regulation requiring emergency bunny plan for magicians [NRO, more, earlier]
• Run for your life! It’s a falling toilet seat! [Free-Range Kids]

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