White fairly points out that:
Then he goes on to note the difference in today's nannyism.
"What's new here is the idea of 'nudging' and changing the choice architecture," says Eric Patashnik, associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia.
Still smoking? The Food and Drug Administration will clamp down on marketing practices designed to encourage the habit -- one that has had a hold on the president himself.
Mr. Obama says Americans should go for a run, or hit the gym. If that poke in the love handles from the presidential pulpit isn't enough, members of Congress are working on proposals to levy taxes on sugary drinks and to require that restaurants put calorie information on menus.
"Nudging," of course, means "taxing you more because we don't like how you choose to live your life."
