Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Hi Keith,

I read just the other day that a city in California has banned McDonalds from giving out toys with their happy meals because it unfairly targets minors. At first I thought this was a joke, but it is apparently real. What's next, the little mazes on the back of cereal boxes will be taken off? What about Tony the Tiger? Or films that endorse fast food restaurants? Chester Cheeto? etc. Will they all be banned in the future? What right does the public have to limit the advertising of companies? My son has grown up in the same world and he does not cry to me for a happy meal (in fact, he has never had one and will refuse to eat it if you even try to give it to him!). I think this is another case of parents trying to get the state to take care of their kids. Do they not have the capability to tell their children what to eat on their own? It is the parents' responsibility to take care of their kids' health and teach them about propaganda. How sad.

bjb

Note from KBJ: The goal of progressives is to destroy all institutions that are intermediate between the individual and the state. This includes the family, churches, fraternal organizations, and the commercial marketplace. These institutions inculcate values, beliefs, and practices that thwart the state's attempts to indoctrinate individuals.