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The Bully State is a book published by the Free Society which is now available for review in the Forces International library:<br />
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Brian Monteith, a former member of the Scottish Parliament, reveals how the nanny state came to be and why, unsatisfied with our stubborn resistance to her pleas to change our behaviour, the bully state has been brought in to enforce a stricter code of conduct.<br />
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Despite this, Monteith remains optimistic, explaining how we can beat the bullies and remain free to enjoy our liberty.<br />
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FORCES Columnist Steve Cross examines the widespread use of smokers organs in transplant operations.

In the section Health of <i>The New York Times</i> of August 4, 2009, in the subsection Research, there was an article, by Natasha Singer, revealing the shady business of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. I do not know if that information was published in other papers, but certainly&nbsp; it did not draw the attention of the world’s mass media. Had that malpractice involved Big Tobacco, you can bet it, it would have become one of the main issues in newspapers, magazines and television all around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8232;

FORCES International columnist Edmund Contoski reports on how a proposed national tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would be unfair, ineffective, and downright ludicrous…<br />

<div style="text-align: center;"><b>&quot;Rising obesity will cost U.S. health care $344 billion a year&quot;</b></div>
is the eye catching title of an article of<b> </b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2009-11-17-future-obesity-costs_N.htm">USA TODAY</a>, of November 16, 2009, where Nancy Hellmich writes that &lt;a study released in July 2009 showed that obese Americans cost the country about $147 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2008, and that it will cost the USA about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018&gt;. <br type="_moz" />