This week’s episode is a joint episode with the friends at Consumer Choice Radio. One of our topics in this episode: Ireland attempts to stick warning labels on your booze, and we’re not a fan. February 23, 2023 Check out more of Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio/ Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: […]
Bienvenue dans une nouvelle ère de protectionisme!
L’Union européenne veut réagir aux subventions américaines de la pire façon qui soit, mais certains pays se sont heureusement déjà opposés à cette solution… La loi sur la réduction de l’inflation (Inflation Reduction Act/IRA) – nouveau programme de relance économique et environnementale aux Etats-Unis – est un mauvais texte de loi, et pas seulement parce […]
Local Gov’t Internet Is No Solution
If you’re connected to Wi-Fi while reading this article, you might be interested in testing your internet speed, which you can do with a simple online search to check your download speed. The highest median download speed in the United States is in Minnesota, with 100 megabytes per second, which is great for all work and […]
The farming sector faces national security threats
The Biden administration has released an updated security memorandum, which outlines the threats to the American agricultural system, as well as ways to address them. “To achieve this, the Federal Government will identify and assess threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts from these high-consequence and catastrophic incidents – including but not limited to those presented by CBRN […]
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 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP97: The price isn’t right/Special Vienna roundtable (w/ Niko Jilch)
It’s the last ConsEUmer episode of the year, this time as a special roundtable edition with CCC staff, and special guest Niko Jilch ! This episode is all about prices! Prices of houses, food, and Bitcoin (on which Niko had some thoughts). (Note: we dealt with some audio quality issues, but we did the best […]
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: […]
Feeding 8 Billion People Has Never Been Easier
The United Nations recently confirmed that the world population has officially reached 8 billion. However, what should be a celebration of humanity’s ability to innovate and populate has many analysts worried about the future: How is the planet supposed to lodge, power and feed this large number of people? According to a recent Politico headline, for one, climate […]
Biden’s Doublespeak Doesn’t Aid Farmers
According to the Biden administration, American agriculture faces unique national security threats, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased ransomware attacks, climate change, and the Avian influenza outbreak. This comes at a time when the White House is adamant about its plans for “climate-smart commodities and rural projects,” through which it is investing $2.8 billion in 70 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP93: French domestic flights, Hungary’s price caps, and the Dangers of TikTok (w/ Adam Kovacevich)
In this week’s episode of the ConsEUmer podcast: 🇫🇷 The effects of France’s ban on domestic flights 🇭🇺 Hungary implements price caps (w/ Zoltán Kész) 🎵 Is TikTok a threat? (w/ Adam Kovacevich) Follow Zoltán Kész on Twitter @KeszZoltan. Follow Adam Kovacevich on Twitter @adamkovac. Zoltán’s press release: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/orbans-price-caps-on-food-and-fuel-will-lead-to-shortages/ Adam’s post: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/tiktok-is-a-runaway-success-but-its-chinese-ownership-is-problematic-for-the-u-s/ Support the war […]