Une bonne information et une réglementation équilibrée sont plus efficaces que l’interdiction pure et simple : du bon sens, et pourtant… Les collégiens, les lycéens et les étudiants ont augmenté leur consommation de cigarettes électroniques, malgré les préoccupations croissantes.
The European Green Deal is every bit as bad as expected
The European Green Deal is set to become a nightmare for industry and consumers. The European Commission has unveiled its “European Green Deal,” after taking hints on denomination from its American counterpart, the “Green New Deal.” While the legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress remains fiction under a Republican executive and Senate, the Brussels initiative […]
Vaping achieves what years of government policies couldn’t
Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and university students have increased their use of e-cigarettes, despite rising public concern. While underage nicotine consumption and smoking-related lung disease deaths are a real problem, legal vaping products, and accurate consumer information can combat instead of worsen these effects. We should welcome the presence of alternatives to tobacco, and endorse safe, and […]
[Reportage] Den Export soll fir kleng Entreprisë méi einfach ginn
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 24. November iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag kann een hei fannen. Den CSV-Europadeputéierte Christophe Hansen huet sech zu Bréissel fir eng administrativ Vereinfachung beim internationalen Handel agesat. Déi sougenannte “Rules of Origin” haten et klengen a mëttelstännege Betriber ze schwéier gemaach, fir ze […]
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 […]
The environment needs saving through innovation, not starvation
As the winter times come closer, people resume their arguments about the thermostat at home. While there is great convenience that comes with heating, it also comes at an environmental cost. Environmental protection and development is, undoubtedly, both a necessary and noble cause, and while we may sometimes disagree with the fearmongering or reactionism that […]
Quoted by Tamebay on cookie policy
I was quoted by Tamebay on EU cookie policy. You can read the full quote down below, or access the article here.
Banning ads is downright dystopian
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is enforcing new rules regarding gender stereotypes. Here’s my verdict.
Policy Primer on supersonic air travel released
In the context of my work for the Consumer Choice Center, I co-authored a new policy primer on supersonic air travel in Europe, together with the CCC’s Senior European Affairs Manager Luca Bertoletti. You can read the full report here.
There is a reasonable way for reforming internet cookie policy
It’s hard to visit any website and not notice it: annoying cookie pop-ups are everywhere, and whether on desktop or mobile, they ruin internet user experience. Sitting on the tube and trying to access a website usually gets you just a massive cookie popup on your smartphone. Created by EU regulations, existing rules should be […]