Quirky Reforms in America(a)

Lack of Public Acceptance

Good intentions don’t always succeed. Here are 10 examples.

10. "Freedom Fries" (2003)

Renaming French fries in the Capitol cafeteria to protest France’s lack of support for the Iraq War was both earnest and short-lived.

9. The War on the Tie (1970s)

Some workplaces tried to ban neckties as outdated symbols of hierarchy, but the rebellion never really gaine…