I Am Indignant: Don’t Nanny Law Me! I Want That Brownie
By Paloma Ramirez | September 14th, 2008 | Category: Issue 1, On Cultural Life | No Comments »The social contract, of course, requires the government to act in the public interest, but its methods are occasionally overly intrusive. Sometimes we compromise because, after all, it makes sense that motorcyclists should wear helmets (although apparently the availability of donor organs decreased dramatically when those laws began to be enforced). But should government have a say in what we feel like eating? Recent public health measures in New York City aim to do just that, and I have to say, I resent it.
