Today's newsletter: the illiberal creep of expanding smoking bans, my long drive to get vaccinated, and a very on-brand cocktail combining aquavit and IPA.
Secondhand news
I know what you’re thinking. It’s a slow news week, we’re still social distancing, and there’s nothing you’d rather do than relitigate the smoking ban debates of the early 2000s. OK, maybe not, but do read my new piece at Arc Digital on the creeping expansion of smoking bans, how they lost their connection to the supposed goal of protecting bystanders from secondhand smoke, and the illiberalism of the contemporary anti-smoking movement. A teaser:
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