Dans une société moderne, dépendante d’un Etat omniprésent dans nos vies, la résistance à l’Etat est plus difficile que jamais. La polarisation de la politique est devenue la pierre angulaire de toute analyse politique soi-disant intelligente. Chaque cycle électoral est couvert d’un vaste éventail de commentateurs qui nous disent que nous sommes de plus en […]
Compared to Europe, the American farm system is more efficient and sustainable
One of the more notable misconceptions of many Americans is that people in the United States are worse off than their European counterparts. If we were to only look at income, Americans are wealthier than Europeans on multiple data points: the U.S. outperforms GDP per capita for most of the European Union. The American middle class also […]
Le plafonnement du prix du pétrole ne fonctionne pas
Loyers, gel hydro, pétrole – le plafonnement des prix n’est pas économiquement viable. Cependant, les politiques retombent toujours dans le même piège. Tous les quelques mois, les gouvernements remettent au goût du jour un vieux sophisme économique qui a fait ses preuves depuis longtemps et le transforment en politique publique. L’inflation que nous connaissons actuellement […]
EP96: Swiss medical improvements, and Sanctions efficacy (w/ Dr. Maria Shagina)
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🇨🇭 Switzerland unilaterally recognises FDA approval for medical devices (w/ Fred Roeder) 🇷🇺 How effective can sanctions on Russia be? (w/ Dr. Maria Shagina) Follow Dr. Maria Shagina on Twitter @maria_shagina Support the war effort in Ukraine: https://www.recyclerussia.com/ December 15, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]
Amy Klobuchar’s Journalism Bill Wants Bad Media Cartels
People will share this article on social media channels, which will drive traffic to the Newsmax website. More traffic on a website means more users likely to click on and consume content on that same website, driving ad revenue. In this sense, Facebook or Twitter act as multipliers of exposure to media companies. But that […]
Would a single-use plastic ban be counterproductive?
A petition filed by a number of environmental organizations calls on the General Services Administration to halt the acquisition of single-use plastics across the entire federal government. According to these groups, plastic packaging harms the environment, and with the U.S government being the largest consumer of goods and services in the world (spending more than $650 billion […]
What the US can learn from Europe’s war-induced food crisis
Lift the sanctions on Russia, and we’ll allow for Ukraine to export its food: that was the message that Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko passed on to its European counterparts recently. Moscow has been responsible for blocking Ukrainian transport ships carrying grain from passage through the Black Sea. Around 24 million metric tons of wheat and […]
RyanAir conteste les aides étatiques, et avec raison
Si les aides étatiques sans limites ont bénéficié à certaines entreprises, d’autres ont totalement été mises de côté… ce qui pose la question d’une concurrence déloyale, par exemple dans le secteur du transport aérien. La compagnie aérienne low-cost Ryanair a passé la majeure partie des deux dernières années à s’attaquer à des cas d’aides d’Etat […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP75: Monkeypox, Shanghai lockdown, and The wireless connection (co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s ConsEUmer podcast is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. This week: 🦠 Monkeypox is making the rounds 🔒 China continues its zero-COVID policy 📱 Wireless charging: we weigh the benefits and downsides Check out these websites if you want support Ukraine financially: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en/ https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/?fbclid=IwAR2HawZT-H0iLD08QdXDMBG2qFKA3dpHsjDXt7bppN092YP2TVnQuDJ4j8A You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter @DeFariaeSilva. Check out his […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP54: Green taxonomy, Synthetic fuels, and Avoid Christmas Scams! (co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s episode is once again co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes! These are our topics: ☢️ What will Von der Leyen decide on nuclear as a sustainable energy source? ⛽ Synthetic fuels are sparking conversations in Brussels 🎄 Fabio’s tips for avoiding Christmas scams this season You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter at @DeFariaeSilva. Note: […]