https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/06/06/rolling-stone-executive-editor-comes-out-in-favor-of-federal-version-of-bloombergs-soda-ban/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:36:59 -0400<![CDATA[Remember when Rolling Stone was cool? Yeah, me neither. But it was once a center of rock &#8216;n roll rebellion and fighting the system. Now it&#8217;s a just another creature of the system. On MSNBC today, RS executive editor Eric Bates came out in favor of a federal ban on large soda sizes. Sounding like a leftist spin doctor, Bates characterized the ban as a &#8220;regulation on harmful substances that people take into their bodies, and which cost the government millions and millions of dollars a year in obesity and diabetes.&#8221; Others on the panel, which came at the end of Alex Wagner&#8217;s show, joined Bates&#8217; logic and call for a federal version of NYC Mayor Bloomberg&#8217;s ban on large soda sizes. Only one panelist spoke out in favor of liberty and personal responsibility, and she was quickly ignored as another panelist shouted &#8220;It&#8217;s public health!&#8221;]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:03:40 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/06/06/rolling-stone-executive-editor-comes-out-in-favor-of-federal-version-of-bloombergs-soda-ban-n166237