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July 18, 2011

Title: Who Should Decide What Commercials Your Kids Watch on TV?
Topic: Food Police

Discussed by Jeff Stier
with National Center for Public Policy Research (www.NationalCenter.org)

Is there an obesity problem in America? Are too many kids overweight? Should the solution be: Food Police?

Jeff Stier joins us again discussing commercials aimed at kids encouraging them to eat food products, that if eaten in moderation are OK but when eaten to the extreme, they may cause weight problems.

Children see too many commercials that use sex to sell. Children are exposed to too much violence on TV, but do we need the ‘nanny state activists’ to begin to dictate everything? When is too much too much? Are parents now ready to turn over the TV turner to some nanny activist? What should be the government’s role in censoring TV commercials?

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April 18, 2011

Title: No Soda in Municipal Buildings in Boston. No Homemade Lunches for School Kids in Chicago. The Food Police are now after Chocolate Milk. What’s next?
Topic: Food Police

Discussed by Jeff Stier
with National Center for Public Policy Research (www.NationalCenter.org)

The Food Police go after more free choices made by American citizens every day. The Mayor of Boston attacks the sale of soda in municipal buildings. Schools outside Chicago don’t trust mommies to pack the right lunch, so the ban homemade lunches. Where are the Food Police attaching Chocolate Milk? What will be next? Do the Food Police know best? Jeff Stier, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research takes aim at the Food Policy. Send us your thoughts by using our contact link above. More information can be found at www.NationalCenter.org. 

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