The topics in this week’s episode: 🍷 New mandatory labels for alcohol 🏥 Private hospital and pandemic preparedness (w/ Fred Roeder) ☢️ European Parliament groups release new pro-nuclear energy study ₿ Cryptocurrencies as payment systems (w/ David Stancel) You can follow David Stancel on Twitter @dave_stancel.
“Papers, please” cannot return
The coronavirus lockdown drags on, yet only a few fringe fanatics (and France, but I repeat myself) support continuing complete shutdowns of the world’s economies. However, even those countries that have opted to end forced quarantines still present a range of worrying responses. One of these ongoing debates surrounds the so-called “Corona apps,” with which […]
[Video] Interviewed by Scully for the Free Market Series on PBS
I was interviewed by Scully for Season 6 the Free Market Series on PBS. Click down below to watch the full video.
[Tëscheruff] D’Meenungsfräiheet am Internet verdeedegen
Dësen Tëscheruff gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf den 3. Mee iwwerdroen. De Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Verschwörungstheorien, Falschnoriichten, Haasskommentarer: Den Internet ass voll mat zweiwelhaftem an eekelhaftem Material. Jiddereen dee Facebook oder Twitter benotzt ass et antëscht gewinnt, an dës Plattformen di sech och schwéier drun, fir de Problem am Grëff […]
[Reportage] Corona-Bonds: Lëtzebuergesch EU-Deputéiert si sech net eens
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 18. Abrëll iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Dat déi Gréng net mat der CSV an der DP averstane sinn, huet d’Tilly Metz kloer an de soziale Medie gewisen. An der Diskussioun zu de sougenannten Corona-Bonds ass et zu Desaccorde tëscht […]
In times of Coronavirus: policy-makers won’t stop legislating your consumer choice away
Disclaimer: Independently of my arguments in this blog post, it remains very important that sanitise your hands regularly, avoid physical contact with other people, and reduce your social interactions to the necessary levels. Particularly avoid contact with elderly people, and those with underlying health conditions. Consult your local government health websites for more information, particularly […]
[Video] Why I support Israel
It’s been a while since I’ve made a video. Click below to find my latest dispatch, this time addressing my opinion on the state of Israel.
Tesla’s Fatal Strategy
On October 21, 2019, President Trump praised ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China. Still, as negotiators work towards a deal that would alleviate tensions and reduce tariffs amongst the countries, the trade war persists. And that fact could spell disaster for Elon Musk’s Tesla — a company banking hard on generous financial assistance from […]
Trump Lays Foundation for Deregulation — Now He Should Cement It
How do you modernize the United States, make it open to innovation, free its entrepreneurs, and show that it is open for business? For decades, conservatives have made the case for deregulation as a way to relieve burdensome D.C. regulations. During his rallies, President Trump vaunts the advantages of cutting red tape, showing how regulation […]
Your Euro trip will show that big government sucks
Let a Euro trip be your lesson: big government on the old continent is way worse than some politicians would have you believe.