The fight against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’ portion–size prohibition on soft drinks continues, even as Bloomberg's allies look to make the ban more inclusive. As Hizzoner was attending the festivities surrounding the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this Independence Day, our Senior Research Analyst J. Justin Wilson, recognizing how "America’s historical love for individual liberty seems to occasionally clash with our Puritanical roots," was channeling America’s founding spirit—“Give me a large soda or give me death”—for readers of The Washington Times: