2016
Joyful Jaunt and a Life Divided
A joyful jaunt in Brussels. The bellows of our lungs swamped with Belgian beer. Now only a train and plane separates me and the fair streets of Vienna, where I will unite with my woman under the pillars constructed by the hands of ancient pious craftsmen. But the next day, a new partition of life…
Why We Need Students For Liberty
I’m using ink-stained hands to type on this keyboard today. I’ve been writing personal Thank You letters to the greatest supporters and contributors of Students For Liberty – a new fountain pen has twisted into exhaustion. Though the ink will fade, the work of SFL shall continue to thrive. I’ve worked as a volunteer and…
The North Carolina That I Call Home
Without so much as a care, my family moved to North Carolina from the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec when I was a 5-year-old lad. The reason for our move was purely economic, and it has affected our lives for the better in innumerable ways. We learned all about the quirks of southern living and…
L’exclusion de certaines nations
Lutte antitabac. Le sommet de l’OMS en Inde n’accueillera pas les pays qui ont un monopole même partiel dans cette industrie. de Yaël Ossowski | L’AGEFI Dans quelques mois, l’Inde accueillera à New Delhi les plus importantes administrations de santé mondiale pour réfléchir à de nouvelles réglementations sur le tabac. Ces nouvelles directives impacteront chaque…
The Innocents Abroad Episode 5: Mlungu in South Africa
Yaël interviews Todor on his recent move to South Africa and they compare notes on the society, the history of race and current controversies, the beauty of its people and landscapes, how to have a good life, economic empowerment, living beyond the law. Also, you should totally go there. It’s awesome. SHOWNOTES: Wayde van Niekerk…
The Innocents Abroad Episode 4: Czech Your Privilege
Today I was joined by writer and journalist Anthony Hennen for his take on living and traveling in post-communist Europe. We met in Prague years ago, and we ponder the possibility of both returning to uncover more about this fascinating place. http://anthonyhennen.com Song: “Freak” by Shane Ó Fearghail Buy his latest album ‘They Might See…
UN Anti-Tobacco Meeting Seeks to Ban High-Ranking Government Officials
By Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post In just over three months’ time, the world’s global health establishment will descend upon New Delhi to consider new tobacco taxes and regulations that will impact nearly every country in the world. But delegates representing dozens of countries may be banned from participating by the United Nations (UN), according…
Embracing Nomadic Lifestyle
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things.…hey.…the good things don’t always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant. I’m the Doctor. Well, they call me the Doctor. I don’t know why. I call me…