Les décideurs politiques de tous bords devraient adopter une approche basée sur les risques pour la réglementation des PFAS. La Commission européenne s’est engagée à éliminer progressivement les substances chimiques artificielles appelées substances per- et polyfluoroalkyles, également connues sous le nom de PFAS. De l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, le Congrès américain et des législateurs au […]
Note: Whoops this episode went up too early (but lucky you in that case!) In this week’s episode: ⏲️ Is the time up for gas stoves ? (w/ Stephen Kent) 🛩️ New flight rules impact European consumers (w/ Gary Leff) Follow Stephen Kent on X: https://twitter.com/Stephen_Kent89 Follow Gary Leff on X: https://twitter.com/garyleff Start following the Fun […]
To understand Neo-prohibitionism, we need to understand the premise of their arguments. In this episode we talk about the harm principle, and the implications of self-harm. We also analyse the history of prohibition throughout time and answer the question: is prohibitionism limited to only one culture, or is it a universal fallacy? We close the […]
Légaliser le génie génétique est une bonne nouvelle pour tout le monde. L’Union européenne prépare la légalisation du génie génétique pour l’utilisation dans l’agriculture. Dans un rapport datant de 2021, la Commission européenne a conclu que la législation actuelle sur les OGM n’était pas adaptée à l’édition de gènes et qu’elle freinait le développement de […]
This week we are talking to Donald Kimball, Communications Manager at the Washington Policy Center and contributor at Young Voices. We talked about net neutrality (what is that anyway?) and why is it so popular with some policy-makers in the United States and in Europe. Follow Donald Kimball on X: https://twitter.com/KimballDonald Start following the Fun […]
Back in June, the French president celebrated the victory in the changing room of the winning team of the domestic league rugby final by downing a bottle of beer in one go. Seventeen seconds is what it took Emmanuel Macron to empty the bottle, as the players cheered him on. The controversy it sparked wasn’t […]
I was invited on Forum Daily in Canada to talk about the generation ban on tobacco and vaping products in the UK. Watch it here:
For the Consumer Choice Center I’ve been working on a podcast series called Fun Police, a 5-part investigative podcast series about neo-prohibitionism. Listen to the podcast trailer here, and subscribe to the podcast! Also as a video here:
In this week’s episode we talk about the Australia-EU trade agreement, which failed in negotiations once again. Can the EU overcome its protectionist streak? Also, Bill talks to our new Head of Digital & Innovation Policy Egle Markevičiūtė. Follow Egle on X: https://twitter.com/markeviciute Start following the Fun Police podcast series ! Now on Spotify and elsewhere, […]
I was a guest on the Steve Gruber Show, a talk radio station on 1240 WJIM AM in Michigan. I talked about my recent op-ed in The Hill, responding to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements about the EPA’s independence. You can listen to it here:
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