En signant un décret instaurant une politique de prix alignés sur les plus bas du marché international, Donald Trump adopte une approche interventionniste inédite aux Etats-Unis. Dans une initiative récente, le président américain Donald Trump a signé un décret visant à faire baisser le prix des médicaments pour les Américains, en instaurant une politique dite […]
Nearly half a year into Donald Trump’s second term in office, America’s farmers are justified in being frustrated with the president’s policies. Tariffs and an HHS chief that seeks to meddle in the affairs of the Agriculture Department threaten the bottom line of an otherwise efficient farm system. Consumers pay the price, with a 3 percent increase in food […]
For Consumer Choice Center I am making a new podcast series called Control Freaks. It will into individuals that seek control over our decisions. Season One — Enemy of the Truth — will take a close look at Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services under Trump Administration. Here’s the trailer: You can […]
I was a guest on Tony Katz Today WIBC 93.1 FM to discuss food regulations under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The entire interview is below:
By trying too hard to control sports betting, some state governments are achieving the opposite of their goals: they are empowering black market operators, putting consumers at risk, and turning away tax revenue that could be collected from a robust legal industry. The intentions may be good — protecting consumers, preventing addiction, keeping crime out — but when policy […]
Depuis 2004, les passagers aériens européens bénéficient d’une indemnisation obligatoire en cas de retard. Si ce dispositif a renforcé les droits des consommateurs, il soulève aujourd’hui des questions économiques et logistiques. Depuis 2004, les droits à indemnisation des passagers sont en vigueur dans l’Union européenne. Concrètement, cela signifie que les consommateurs reçoivent une compensation financière […]
I was a guest on the British radio channel LBC to talk about the recent move by the French government to ban smoking on beaches, around schools, and in public gardens. You can listen to the entire interview below:
Tout remède sérieux aux difficultés budgétaires de l’OMS doit d’abord réduire les privilèges exécutifs inutiles. L’avenir de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) est plus incertain que jamais. La demande officielle des États-Unis de se retirer de l’organisation le 20 janvier 2025 et de cesser tout financement futur a privé l’OMS de 1,28 milliard de dollars, […]
Across the United States, several emerging policies are putting both medical innovation and patient access to lifesaving drugs at risk. Although these measures are often promoted as efforts to reduce healthcare costs and assert greater national control, they could end up limiting access to new treatments and slowing scienitific progress. Patients have strong reasons to […]
In this week’s solo episode: some of Haribo’s cola candy in the Netherlands contains… cannabis, the airline compensation review is dragging on, and Flixtrain expands its network in Europe. May 29, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Bill Wirtz 