I’ve written before about the irony of a dairy state banning nearly all sales of raw milk. The governor’s recent veto of a popular bill to allow a limited increase in raw milk sales was the latest example of Wisconsin as a dairyland nanny state. It was worse really, as the public health claims against…

Wisconsin Governor Doyle gave special interests a victory over small farmers when he veteoed a bill that would have permitted limited raw milk sales. Now, during the deepest recession in decades, state inspectors are badgering small farmers about voluntary transctions between adult buyers and sellers of a dairy products. See, Raw Milk Advocates Decry State…

There’s a story over at Business Insider about a woman who claims that she was fired from a job at Citibank because she was “too hot.” See, Woman Says Citibank Fired Her Because She Was Too Hot. Debrahlee Lorenzana contends that she was fired because her managers could not handle her steamy looks; Citibank contends…

I’ve contended that Wisconsin residents should be able to buy and drink raw milk produced in America’s Dairyland. Sadly, even that’s not legal for consumers. Wisconsin Governor Doyle, under pressure from dairy industry lobbyists and their regulation-loving allies, vetoed legislation that would have made limited raw milk sales possible. See, Wisconsin Governor Doyle as a…