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UK Gov't Report Recognizes That 'Protecting The Children' Can 'Hurt The...

Politicians absolutely love to come out with laws saying that they're "protecting the children" as it plays well during election time. The problem, though, is that many of these laws do exactly the...

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Next From The Nanny State: Bloomberg Tries To Make You Not Think About...

Cross-posted from Mr. Burns: Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. I shall do the next best thing: block it out. Mr. Bloomberg: Yes. The people must be protected from the...

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Taiwan Nannies Rule: Parents Can't Decide How Much Time Their Kids Spend With...

The nanny-state arms race marches on, apparently. Whereas the previous intersection of overbearing government and technology has resulted in politicians attempting to ban the use of headphones while...

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UK School District To Report On Parents Allowing Kids To Play More Mature...

In case you thought the nanny-state arms race was over, it isn't and, also, who were you kidding? The initiation of laws and rules made by governments desperate to protect their own people from...

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Nanny State: More Politicians Against Pedestrians Listening To Headphones Or...

Four years ago, we wrote about some of the first attempts to ban using mobile phones or digital music players while crossing the street. Most of the bans simply focused on making it illegal to either...

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Josh Hawley Continues To Pretend That Silicon Valley Isn't Innovative

Josh Hawley pretends to be against big government. He pretends to be against the "nanny state." But since the second he got into power, nearly everything he's proposed has been about increasing...

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