The temper tantrums thrown by taxi drivers around the world, when it comes to ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft, is indicative of a dying monopoly. If your taxi driver wasn’t angry at the gig economy, then something would be wrong.
Students for Liberty protestieren gegen Einweihung der Marx-Statue in Trier
Schlechte Ideen verdienen einen schlechten Ruf. Unter diesem Motto beteiligen sich mehrere Gruppen der Students For Liberty am Protest gegen die Enthüllung einer fünf Meter großen Kolossalstatue der linken Ikone Karl Marx in Trier. Diese ist ein Geschenk der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas.
Why is the UK complicit in the complete ban on snus?
In 1990, after a recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK banned snus, a moist, smokeless tobacco product. Popular in Scandinavia, snus (Swedish for ‘snuff’) is sold in little prepackaged white pouches, which are commonly put underneath the upper lip. Unlike dry snuff or dipping tobacco, you don’t need to spit it out. […]
Students For Liberty protest unveiling of Marx statue in Germany
Bad ideas deserve a bad reputation. With this principle in mind, Students For Liberty groups in the region around the city of Trier organised a protest against the unveiling of a 5 meter tall statue of communist icon Karl Marx.
[REPORTAGE] Wat ass d’Potenzial vun der Blockchain ?
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 28. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO] : Duerch Kryptowährunge wéi Bitcoin ass de System vun der sougenannter « Blockchain » méi bekannt ginn. Obwuel Kryptowährungen ëmmer méi diskutéiert ginn, ass de politeschen Intérêt un der Technologie kleng. De […]
I attended an event of Nanny State hardliners. This is what happened.
There are moments in life in which your expectations meet reality. The “Legal but Lethal” event, held on April 23 in Brussels, happened to be such an occasion. Organised by the WEMOS Foundation the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), this conference illustrated was a magnificent illustration of the dogmatic nature […]
Co doopravdy chtějí „bojovníci za práva spotřebitelůׅ“?
Nevládních organizací, které tvrdí, že se berou za práva spotřebitelů, je hodně. Kromě standardní pomoci zákazníkům v případech zavádějícího značení zboží nebo ohrožení bezpečnosti, jde ale řadě „spotřebitelských aktivistů“ o něco, co už vlastně nemá nic společného s možností výběru nebo s právy. O moc.
The bad economics that are plastic bag taxes
In January, the British government announced its intention to extend their plastic bag tax to all shops. As of now, only establishments which have more than 250 employees need to impose the charge on single-use plastic bags. In the United States, certain states or cities even go beyond a tax and put an outright ban on them. But the […]
The entitlement epidemic
In France, radicalised students are blocking the entrance of multiple universities. Estimates count more than one million euros in damages, with higher education establishments being affected with damages of about €300,000. What exactly do these students want, and what needs to be done about their feeling of entitlement? A student’s fight against meritocracy French students […]
[REPORTAGE] Europäesch Unioun wëll Rechter vun Zuchpassagéier verbesseren
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 27. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO] : D’Europäesch Kommissioun huet ee Virschlag gemaach fir d’Rechter vun Zuchpassagéier ze verbesseren. Besonnesch am Kontext vu reegelméissege Streiken op nationale Linnen, mee vu verstäerkter Liberaliséierung am Zuchverkéier ass de […]
Bill Wirtz 