We conservatives and libertarians enjoy railing against the Nanny State, but it’s important to remember that the Nannies — the busybodies and bureaucrats — are often not the driving force behind these annoying infringements on our liberties. Often there’s someone making money by regulating a competitor out of business.

Check out Reason TV’s “Nanny of the Month” segment at the bottom of this post. The winning nannyism is a federal ban on intrastate shipment of raw milk. While some of the “rights” talk on the pro-raw milk side bugs me, it’s outrageous that the government would restrict our ability to buy this product from people who want to sell it to us.