Policies intended to crack down on alcohol usage have aggressively multiplied over the past decade. Public-health lobbyists continuously tell us we are simply not doing enough to reduce drinking across the board. As a consequence, politicians have been doing exactly that: they tax and regulate our favourite drinks, with little interest for the unintended consequences.
Recently, Emmanuel Macron’s government decided to can an infrastructure project for the construction of an airport. In 2008, the government approved the construction of this airport, which was supposed to hold 9 million passengers by 2050, located close to the northwestern city of Nantes. For almost ten years, environmentalist radicals and violent far-left activists have squatted on […]
Former New York City mayor and known “public health advocate” Michael Bloomberg is composing a task force that will promote lifestyle regulations across the globe. Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that a task force of 14 will make precise proposals to regulate people’s personal behavior. This includes, amongst others, the Norwegian Minister of Health, the Scottish First […]
Recent stories about a Students for Liberty member being kicked out of the movement for his support of the author Hans-Hermann Hoppe have revived debates between right- and left-libertarianism. Wait, what? When did I miss the bus on this new classification?
A rift in the European Union has formed over reforms taking place in Poland. As major powers such as France push the Union to impose sanctions on the Central European state for its breach of democratic principles, specifically the respect for an independent judiciary, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán already announced that his country would […]
The recent decision by the United States to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has furthered political division in the European Union. In December, Czech President Miloš Zeman called the European Union “cowards” for its lack of desire to follow the lead of the United States. Germany and France, meanwhile, believe that Washington’s move endangers a […]
In light of the UK leaving the European Union, member states will be asked to increase their contributions to Brussels. In a statement to the press, regarding plans to implement a plastic tax to offset these losses, the German EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger also added that the union “should learn from the positive outcome we have […]
By the end of this year, the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX is planning to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) with a Falcon 9 booster. At the same time though, the private contractor has come under fire for possible shortcomings during its latest Falcon 9 launch, which likely cost the American taxpayer substantially. When […]
Special labels have made their way quite significantly into our supermarkets, ranging from fair trade to different environmental standards. “No Palm Oil” is quite the peculiar one that has made its way onto a large number of products, which must have consumers wondering: what’s so bad about palm oil?
Townhall columnist Dan Mitchell mentioned me in one of his articles, referencing an earlier column of mine in CapX.
Bill Wirtz 