1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric Hesshttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-hess/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XvRVMLBO1Q"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2010/03/10/i-dont-want-candy/">I (Don’t) Want Candy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2010/03/10/i-dont-want-candy/embed/#?secret=XvRVMLBO1Q" width="600" height="338" title="“I (Don’t) Want Candy” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="XvRVMLBO1Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Seeing the Easter candy displays pop up in my local grocery two weeks ago—immediately replacing Valentine’s Day candy, which immediately replaced Christmas candy, and so on—has got me thinking about the seemingly arbitrary lines we sometimes draw in our food policies. Consider the Washington state sales tax exemption for candy and gum, currently on the […]http://www.sightline.org/wp-content/images/legacy/105497918_c335fd3eda_z-6a2b628d9847336d5d5c6ad844f47bc1-preview.jpg