At the end of 2017, a number of President Trump’s nominations to important government positions were held up by lawmakers that were pressing for reform of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Do we really need registration to use pornographic websites?
In a move to protect the privacy of individuals and shield children from sexually explicit content, the United Kingdom wants to introduce a rule that requires adult users to buy so-called “porn passes” in stores, in order to verify their age online. While not necessarily being a restriction on people’s choices, the move is a […]
[REPORTAGE] Solle Roboter haftbar ginn?
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 16. Mee ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: D’technesch Entwécklungen wéi autonom Autoen an aner Forme vu kënschtlecher Intelligenz stellen eng ganz Rëtsch juristesch Froen. Wien ass responsabel wann ee Roboter enger Persoun Schued zoufügt? De Bill Wirtz […]
Consumer Choice Center: has plain packaging worked?
In my role of Policy Analyst for the Consumer Choice Center, I produced a video about mandatory plain packaging of tobacco products in the United Kingdom. Find out more below!
An illustration of Europe’s anti-smoking obsession
The European Union does everything it can to reduce the number of smokers in its member states. What appears to be a laudable goal, has turned into a fact-free obsession in recent years. In fact, member states and EU regulations have made the market less transparent for the consumer, and have made harm-reducing products less […]
Le rapport de Foodwatch sur Coca-cola : un exemple de paternalisme qui se fait passer pour de la science
La Semaine dernière, l’organisation non gouvernementale allemande Foodwatch a publié un rapport qui visait à exposer les pratiques du fabriquant de soda américain Coca-cola, qui « vend du sucre en quantités nocives à des enfants ». Ce rapport se structure autour de sur trois axes principaux, nommément que les sodas sucrés vendus par Coca-cola contribuent largement à […]
The Foodwatch report on Coca-Cola is paternalism masquerading as science
Last week, the German NGO Foodwatch published a report that intends to expose how the American soft-drink producer Coca-Cola is “marketing sweet causes of illnesses to children.” The report contains three main arguments, notably that sugary soft drinks marketed by Coca-Cola contribute significantly to the obesity crisis, that the company deliberately targets children, and that […]
Why is the UK complicit in the complete ban on snus?
In 1990, after a recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK banned snus, a moist, smokeless tobacco product. Popular in Scandinavia, snus (Swedish for ‘snuff’) is sold in little prepackaged white pouches, which are commonly put underneath the upper lip. Unlike dry snuff or dipping tobacco, you don’t need to spit it out. […]
I attended an event of Nanny State hardliners. This is what happened.
There are moments in life in which your expectations meet reality. The “Legal but Lethal” event, held on April 23 in Brussels, happened to be such an occasion. Organised by the WEMOS Foundation the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), this conference illustrated was a magnificent illustration of the dogmatic nature […]
[REPORTAGE] Europäesch Unioun wëll Rechter vun Zuchpassagéier verbesseren
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 27. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO] : D’Europäesch Kommissioun huet ee Virschlag gemaach fir d’Rechter vun Zuchpassagéier ze verbesseren. Besonnesch am Kontext vu reegelméissege Streiken op nationale Linnen, mee vu verstäerkter Liberaliséierung am Zuchverkéier ass de […]
