In a new report, the World Health Organization fails to endorse higher taxes on sugar in order to fight noncommunicable diseases. For the last two years, the U.N. body has been calling for even higher sugar taxes, which would lead to reduced consumption and therefore better overall public health. However, the WHO advocates are not […]
How exactly is cultural protectionism not nationalism?
The European Union wants to implement a framework that would incentivize the production of movies and music inside the EU at the expense of American creations. For a political project that wants itself to be an alternative to the nation-state mentality, this is surely a nationalistic suggestion.
Les armes sournoises de l’Union européenne dans la « guerre commerciale »
L’Union européenne dit riposter aux nouvelles taxes douanières américaines sur l’acier et l’aluminium, imposées par l’administration de Donald Trump. Après une première dérogation, le président américain semble maintenant plus déterminé à poursuivre sa tentative de protéger les industries américaines.
President Trump should reconsider funding for the WHO
Donald Trump has made himself the voice of those who feel disenfranchised by the political system, by questioning the status quo of establishment dogmas. He is no stranger to criticising international organizations.
A zero-tariff G7 area? Yes please!
In yet another stunning turn of events at the current G7 meeting in Canada, Donald Trump has argued for a tariff-free G7 area. This would mean zero tariffs and no subsidies. Regardless of whether Trump’s suggestion is to be taken seriously, the reactions speak for themselves.
[REPORTAGE] Europäesch Unioun wiert sech géint Zoll aus Amerika
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 5. Juni ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. Enn Abrëll hat den amerikanesche Präsident Donald Trump sech dozou décidéiert fir Europa aus Handelsmesuren fir Stool an Aluminium eraus ze huelen. Bis Ufanks Juni haten d’Europäesch Kommissioun a Washington also Zäit […]
The European Union, not Trump, started the trade war
Within the next 30 days, the European Union wants to respond to new US tariffs on steel and aluminum, which were imposed by the Trump administration. After an initial exemption, the president now seems to be more determined to follow through with his attempt to “protect American industries.” With a trade war seemingly about to […]
The Trump administration gets ethanol reform right
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).
Co doopravdy chtějí „bojovníci za práva spotřebitelůׅ“?
Nevládních organizací, které tvrdí, že se berou za práva spotřebitelů, je hodně. Kromě standardní pomoci zákazníkům v případech zavádějícího značení zboží nebo ohrožení bezpečnosti, jde ale řadě „spotřebitelských aktivistů“ o něco, co už vlastně nemá nic společného s možností výběru nebo s právy. O moc.
King George III would have agreed with today’s gun control advocates
The only “common sense gun control” that its advocates are eventually going to agree on is to take your guns away. And you won’t get them back. How do I know that? That’s exactly what they did in Europe.