Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 📱 The EU wants to lower your phone bills, but can it really? 🛫 Amsterdam airport makes security checks faster 🇪🇺 The European Green Deal is done for April 25, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your […]
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 […]
On Schwab Network to discuss cocoa and chocolate prices
I joined Futures with Ben Lichtensteiner to talk about how increases in cocoa prices and how it affects retail chocolate prices. You can find a clip below:
On The Tony Kinnett Cast 93.1 FM WIBC to talk bee health
I joined The Tony Kinnett Cast 93.1 FM WIBC to talk about bills in Vermont and New York to ban neonicotinoid insecticides, bee health, and misguided environmentalist views on agriculture. You can watch the entire segment by clicking below.
ConsEUmer podcast / EP151: Green KLM, Expensive chocolate, and What should you say on social media? (w/ Donald Kimball)
Our guest this week is Donald Kimball, he is the Communications Manager at the Washington Policy Center and a Contributor at Young Voices. We talked about social media content moderation, showing the stark differences between the European approach, and what some lawmakers are pushing for in the United States. Also in this episode: 🛫 KLM […]
Légalisation du cannabis : où en-est on?
Un marché commercial va-t-il enfin émerger ? Lors d’un vote au parlement, les législateurs allemands ont récemment adopté un projet de loi visant à légaliser le cannabis. Cette réforme, attendue depuis des années, est l’une des principales promesses de l’actuelle coalition gouvernementale dirigée par le chancelier social-démocrate Olaf Scholz. Toutefois, malgré l’enthousiasme de nombreux militants pro-cannabis, […]
L’Europe cède un avantage à la Chine
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 […]
Faut-il détruire Amazon ?
La concurrence est le moteur de l’innovation pour les consommateurs. Est-ce légitime de vouloir la réglementer ? Aux Etats-Unis, les régulateurs de l’Etat essaient de détruire le prétendu monopole d’Amazon – une inspiration aussi pour les Européens à Bruxelles. Mais à quel point Amazon représente-t-il un danger ? Pour les consommateurs, les entités Amazon, Amazon Prime et […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP132: Poland elects (w/ Marek Tatała)
In this week’s episode we’re talking to Marek Tatała from the Economic Freedom Foundation in Poland about last weekend’s Polish parliamentary elections, and the changes that the country will be facing as a result. Follow Marek Tatała on X @MarekTatala. October 19, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Consumer Choice Still Best Way to Govern Markets
One of the questions I have been asked through the years I’ve worked at Consumer Choice Center is what it precisely means to defend consumer choice — the foundation on which it is built. One might say the clue is in the name, but consumer choice comes with a set of prerequisites that requires a functioning […]