I’ve been invited on BackWordz Live for a debate with BeingLibertarian.com contributor Bric Butler about the French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. You can check out the full video down below:
France’s Republican Front is Bound to Fail in the Long Run
After the first round of voting last Sunday, the French electorate decided to send independent candidate Emmanuel Macron (23.8 percent) and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen (21.6 percent) to the next round of voting on May 7th. Opponents of Le Pen’s radical policies are now calling for a gathering of the so-called “Front Républicain,” the […]
The French Government is Literally Burning 100 Million Euros
Since January 2017, France requires all cigarette packs to be sold in plain packaging — they all come in the same green-ish colour, only a neutral font lets the consumer identify the different brands. The government’s anti-tobacco fanaticism costs the taxpayer a fortune.
La lutte anti-tabac crée un dangereux marché de contrefaçons
Lorsqu’on lui a demandé combien devrait coûter un paquet de cigarettes afin de réduire la consommation générale du tabac, le candidat à la présidence française, Emmanuel Macron, a répondu: «Je crois que 10 € est un prix adéquat. Je suis prêt pour ça». En effet, il semble que les politiciens français se trouvent en compétition afin de déterminer […]
On The Glenn Beck Program to talk about the French Elections
On Thursday I had the chance to be a guest on The Glenn Beck Program to talk about the French Elections. We addressed questions regarding the persona of Marine Le Pen, the chances of Macron winning and similarities with what is happening in the United States. You can check out the audio down below:
De franséischen Dilemma
Dëse Beitrag ass de Script vu mengem Fräie Mikro, deen den 27. Abrëll um Radio 100,7 iwwerdroe gouf. Nolauschtere kann een den 100,7 Beitrag hei. Jee nodeem wéieng Zeitung ee liest ass d’Resultat vum zweeten Tour am Frankräich elo scho bekannt: Den Emmanuel Macron gewënnt haushéich well de Front républicain, also déi etabléiert Parteien, sech zesumme gedoen […]
Young Voices Podcast #51: Marine Le Pen & the European Faux-Right
I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Kent from the Young Voices podcast about the rise of the far-right in Europe and the results of the first-round vote in the French presidential election. One of the topics was the “European populists aren’t conservative, they’re faux-right” op-ed I co-authored with Young Voices executive director Casey […]
5 choses productives que vous pouvez faire demain au lieu d’aller voter
1. Lisez un livre Après que cette classe politique vous a lavé le cerveau avec leurs platitudes politiques pendant des semaines, redonnez du sens à votre philosophie personnelle en vous consacrant à une lecture qui vous rafraîchira. Et puisque 5 ans de gouvernement socialiste vous a bien vidé les poches, je vous propose une lecture non seulement […]
Conversations with Rob: On Writing, Clean Eating and the French Elections
My friend and fellow SFL’er Rob Duffy launched his own podcast Conversations with Rob, on which I had the pleasure to appear. Please like the Facebook page here and follow the Twitter account here!
France’s Tobacco Regulation is Propping up a Dangerous Black Market
This article was first published by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). When asked how expensive a pack of cigarettes should be in order to reduce the general consumption of tobacco, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron responded, “I believe that €10 is an adequate price. I am ready for that.”
Bill Wirtz 