BILL DE BLASIO HATES FREEDOM: Well, yes. But specifically, “Democrat doesn’t want New Yorkers to smoke in their own homes.” Or as the Daily Caller notes, “Former Pot Smoking Mayor Wants City Residents To Kick Their Tobacco Habit.”

Back in 2008 in response to Los Angeles’ anti-smoking proposals, Richard Miniter wrote, “In the 1950s, the most puritanical place in America was somewhere in Kansas. Today it is Los Angeles.” But as de Blasio’s latest initiatives illustrate, such leftwing Puritanism can be found throughout Blue America.