Vermont’s Pesticide Bill Ignores Key Data

It has only been six months since I wrote for Newsmax about a pesticide bill in New York state that will ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides starting in 2029. In my op-ed, I laid out why New York’s bill was a bad idea, that it would hit vulnerable farmers and consumers and put the state […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP144: Polish protests, Canadian trade, and Airline data privacy (w/ Benjamin Ayanian)

In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer we talk to Young Voices contributor Benjamin Ayanian about the push by Republican lawmakers to get private airlines to disclose information about migrant passengers. Also in this episode: 🇵🇱 In Poland and beyond, farmers continue protesting 🇨🇦 What’s happening with the CETA trade agreement? ✈️ Republicans want more information, […]

Consumer Choice Radio guest: EP181: A Luxemburger Goes to Ottawa

I was a guest on Consumer Choice Radio with David Clement, talking Canadian politics and the ramifications of political scandals. You can listen to Consumer Choice Radio weekly on Sauga 960AM in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, and on Coastal Carolina Network on Saturdays 1-2 PM EST, as well as on all the major podcast players.

Move aspartame way down your worry list

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a body associated with the World Health Organization, recently announced it will classify the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.” The agency has yet to reveal the full data set on which this decision is based but whatever the upcoming release says, the announcement already has many consumers worried about […]