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The many unintended consequences of price controls

With high grocery, household and energy prices, everyone has felt the pinch of inflation. The cost of rent, automobiles, travel, concerts and clothing have surged. To stifle some of this price swelling, the Biden administration has released executive orders and initiatives calling for more ...

Consumer health and safety are on the line; where is the FDA?

In an ever-changing consumer economy, one enduring timeworn constant is people today remain susceptible to misleading product claims. Estimates note the average person sees between 4,000 to 10,000 advertisements daily, nearly double the number that lobbied our eyeballs as recently as 2007. With ...

Reducing the civility deficit

When I was a young lawyer starting my career, one of my first cases involved representing a woman in a contested divorce. After the judge made a favorable ruling on behalf of my client, the surprised opposing counsel and his client angrily departed the courtroom. I noticed counsel had left a ...

Government blocks food advertiser from telling the truth

Advertisers sometimes stretch the truth. But small-business owner Ketan Vakil got in trouble for the opposite reason: He wanted to put correct information about his meat broths and spice blends on product packaging. His New York company, Gourmend Foods, uses ingredients that are low FODMAP, ...