UK Environment Minister rules out Foie Gras ban

Here is some refreshing news, especially considering where it comes from. According to this article, The UK's Environment Minister has ruled out a ban on the sale of foie gras. Ben Bradshaw, the Environment Minister said the following: "Ultimately, the most effective action that can be taken is for individuals not to buy foie gras, if they dislike the way it is produced.". This is exactly the point I have made before in response to the silliness of foie gras bans. Let the free market decide. There is no need for the heavy hand of intrusive big government. If people do not like foie gras, they will not purchase it, and that for which there is no market will disappear. Chicago aldermen, are you taking notes? You could learn something about free markets and personal liberty from Mr. Bradshaw's comments.

Chicago to repeal foie gras ban?

Here' s what could be a bit of good news for personal liberty in Chicago. According to this article in the Chicago Tribune, the city council will soon move to repeal the city's neo-Prohibitionist ban on the sale of foie gras. That would be welcome indeed as the ordinance was completely unnecessary in the first place. The ordinance is little more than petty power-mongering by nosy big government, and the forces of the free market are all that is necessary to decide this issue. If you are repulsed by how foie gras is produced, then simply don't buy the product. If enough people share your views, then demand for it will plummet and it will disappear on its own. After all, restaurants don't put items on their menu, and stores don't stock products, that there is no demand for. That is the basis of how the free market works. It really is that simple, and no nosy, activist city councilmen are needed.