ConsEUmer podcast / EP137: Glyphosate renewed, NL votes, and Digital Trade Flip-Flop (w/ Nathalie Voit)

In this week’s episode: 🌱 The Pesticide Reduction Act was struck down in the European Parliament 🇳🇱 The Netherlands have voted 📲 The U.S flip-flops on digital trade (w/ Nathalie Voit) Nathalie Voit’s article in Real Clear Markets: https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2023/11/20/the_biden_administration_stands_down_to_wto_protectionism_993405.html Start following the Fun Police podcast series ! Now on Spotify and elsewhere, episode first dropping […]

Interviewed on the Steve Gruber Show

I was a guest on the Steve Gruber Show, a talk radio station on 1240 WJIM AM in Michigan. I talked about my recent op-ed in The Hill, responding to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements about the EPA’s independence. You can listen to it here:

In defense of the EPA’s independence

In a recent op-ed for The Hill, (now) independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out the case for his candidacy. Among his grievances, he lists the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the victims of corporate capture by business interests.   As a tort lawyer and environmental activist, Kennedy has long considered the EPA […]

NY Bee Protection Bill Would Sting Farmers

Protecting the birds and the bees, that is the aim of a bill in the New York Legislature that passed in June. The bill would ban the use of neonicotinoid insecticides (known as neonics) — a move that is dear to the heart of anti-pesticide activists, but that would severely hurt farmers and consumers alike. The […]

Faut-il détruire Amazon ?

La concurrence est le moteur de l’innovation pour les consommateurs. Est-ce légitime de vouloir la réglementer ? Aux Etats-Unis, les régulateurs de l’Etat essaient de détruire le prétendu monopole d’Amazon – une inspiration aussi pour les Européens à Bruxelles. Mais à quel point Amazon représente-t-il un danger ? Pour les consommateurs, les entités Amazon, Amazon Prime et […]

Elections présidentielle américaine: quelles implications pour l’Europe?

Le prochain président élu s’alignera-t-il sur les ambitions économiques et sécuritaires de l’Europe ? L’élection présidentielle américaine s’apprête à devenir le sujet politique le plus brûlant en 2024. Le président sortant, Joe Biden, tente de défendre sa politique économique qui fait la part belle aux grandes dépenses à travers sa loi sur les infrastructures, tandis que […]

What makes the politics of agricultural pesticides so explosive?

“Glyphosate is so harmful to humans. And it’s sprayed all over your oatmeal,” a social media user posted on X. The man parades in front of the oatmeal section of a grocery store and says we should all drop this classic breakfast option due to its exposure to common chemicals used in agriculture. The business […]