Geoffrey Miller on Twitter: "In the interests of fairness and freedom, I'll bite this bullet: gov't shouldn't censor what a vegan company calls its products, as long as it's not fraudulent & most folks aren't misled.… https://t.co/trNx2QW6Gv"

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In the interests of fairness and freedom, I'll bite this bullet: gov't shouldn't censor what a vegan company calls its products, as long as it's not fraudulent & most folks aren't misled.https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/1147190649755701248 …

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The state of Missouri has made it illegal for plant-based products to use the word "burger." The punishment extends up to jail time. In a world where people truly cared about free speech, this kind of thing would get much more attention. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/3/20680731/mississippi-veggie-burgers-illegal-meatless-meat …

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1. Mason ‏ @webdevMason 5 Jul 2019
  
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  Some brands have *really* toed the line on this — but Morningstar is the one that immediately comes to mind, and they've been around foreverpic.twitter.com/VKDsTZujIo
  
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1. Doktor Paul Bullen‏ @paulbullen 5 Jul 2019
  
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  Would it be illegal if they put quotation marks around the word burger?
  
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1. Anti-Gnostic‏ @Anti_Gnostic 5 Jul 2019
  
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  It's deflection by someone who wants to see his political opposition's speech banned from the Internet. Food labelling is not a risible free speech issue.
  
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1. AI Aristotle‏ @AiAristotle 5 Jul 2019
  
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  The "veggie" part of the name might be a give away. Similar battle over the name "cheese" in Canada.
  
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1. David Marshall‏ @DMarshall113 5 Jul 2019
  
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  Occasionally laws like this make sense, but I don't think this is one of them. However, it's not the most egregious affront to free speech at the moment. It may be a sign of crony capitalism.
  
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1. Eric Newbury‏ @newbury_eric 5 Jul 2019
  
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  I'm sure, btw, Ezra completely would be against the myriad of other regulatory requirements on labeling.
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