This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. It is a translation from my original article in French, which you can read here. From 2017 on all cigarette packs in my host-country France have to […]
Dans une décision du 8 décembre 1997, le Conseil d’Etat s’est chargé d’un arrêté de la commune d’Arceuil de 1990 qui interdisait les publicités pour des messageries roses. Avec tous ses points forts, notamment relatif à l’arrêt communal, le Conseil d’Etat a tout de même créé un précédent dangeureux en proposant une extension au concept […]
This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. Two French municipalities banned the so called burkini this summer, a full-body swimwear worn by Muslim women for the purpose of following their faith. The fact that […]
This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. The French parliament recently adopted an amendment to an “Equality & Citizenship” bill that will introduce a civic service obligation for thousands of young people between ages 18 […]
This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. After the Brexit vote in the UK there is a lot of speculation concerning the next countries to leave the European Union. France is being repeatedly named […]
Bis Anfang 2017 müssen Zigarettenschachteln in Frankreich das Format der neutralen Zigarettenschachtel annehmen. Die Regierung will über diesen Weg besonders den Konsum von Teenagern, die “durch die farbigen Schachteln angezogen werden”, reduzieren. Es gibt verschiedene Arten auf diesen Gesetzentschluss zu reagieren, aber die Schlussfolgerung ist immer dass man Raucher wie auch Nicht-Raucher für… naja für was […]
This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. The version on the ESFL Blog has been slightly edited. 10 years ago the The Economist created sort of an outrage and quite possibly the only front-page of […]
Cet article a été publié sur Contrepoints.org le 20 juin 2016. Jusque début 2017 tous les paquets de cigarettes devront être dans le format du paquet neutre. L’intérêt est de réduire la consommation de tabac, surtout celle des jeunes qui se font “attirer par des paquets colorés”. Il y a plusieurs chemins pour approcher et […]
The essay writing service review website OmniPapers.com is organising an international essay contest under the topic of “The Ideal Higher Education Model For My Country”. Information on how to participate (until June 30th!) can be found here. This article was published (with an edited title) on BeingLibertarian.com.
This article is a publication for the European Students for Liberty Blog, which regularly publishes liberty-related news stories. You can check out my articles on my blog profile here. The unions in France are protesting François Hollande’s new labour law for several weeks now, despite the fact that it has already passed. Unlike masked protesters who […]
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