The European Union wants to do more to combat the spread of fake news. The tools it uses, however, will hand too much power to the government.
Remember Macron’s new food bill? It backfired as anticipated
Last year, the French legislature passed the “Loi EGalim”, intended to re-establish fairness between food producers and retailers. But none of the “fairness” measures have made anything fairer. Quite the contrary.
Eli Roth’s “Green Inferno” Is a Metaphor for Today’s Environmental Movement
People looking to find employment and entrepreneurs alike are struggling due to crushing government environmental regulations and taxes.
[Video] Speech at Instituto Juan de Mariana
Click down below to see my full speech at Instituto Juan de Mariana in April 2019. You can also check out the YouTube channel of the institute by clicking here.
Presenting the Consumer Choice Center at the annual event of Liberální institut
I had the opportunity to briefly introduce the Consumer Choice Center at the annual lecture of Liberální institut, in Prague, Czech Republic. The event took place at the Cevro Institute, and hosted British Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan as the annual speaker. Click down below to watch my brief talk.
Quoted by Inside Sources
I was quoted by Inside Sources on the topic of tobacco harm reduction in the European Union. You can read the quote below, or find the full article here.
Les jeunes manifestants pour le climat seront les gilets jaunes de demain
Depuis des mois, les jeunes marcheurs pour le climat s’emparent de l’Europe. Leurs récentes déclarations nous montrent ce qu’ils veulent vraiment – et c’est exactement ce qu’on pensait.
Minimum wage laws hurt those who are already disadvantaged
Minimum wage laws are intended to help those who are making very little money, yet they achieve quite the opposite. Can you really say you stand for the disadvantaged if you support minimum wage laws?
Vous n’êtes pas assez intelligent pour comprendre le mot “végétarien”
Pour le Parlement européen, les consommateurs pourraient être trompés par le marquage ambiguë de certains produits. Le comité de l’agriculture du Parlement européen (AGRI) a soutenu l’amendement de compromis n°41 le 1er avril. Ce texte demande l’interdiction de nommer des produits alimentaires à base de plantes avec des appellations faisant référence à de la viande […]
Contribution in Politico on public health
The magazine Politico asked me to contribute to a health policy debate for both their online and magazine publication. The contribution were made under following headline: HEALTH CARE 2024 How to solve Europe’s obesity problem Experts tackle the bloc’s crisis of lifestyle diseases. Life expectancy in Europe is steadily increasing. But the World Health Organization […]
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