August 25, 2006 10:49AM 

# Where Have All the Smokers Gone? 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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Not to Scottish pubs, I write in the Guardian’s [Comment is free](http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_boaz/2006/08/where_have_all_the_smokers_gon.html), where a survey says patronage is down 10 percent since a smoking ban went into effect. But if you wondered where all the anti-smoking fascists have gone, check out the commenters.

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