After scare panics in the media, the focus has turned on vaping devices and the flavors offered to those who use them. Yaël Ossowski makes the case for harm reduction, reiterating the point that vape devices have saved the lives of former smokers and should be kept legal as an alternative to the millions who […]
Would the Swedish model work in the United States?
Interview with Joe Catenacci on The Big Talker 106.7FM in Wilmington, NC. 30. August 2019. We discussed the Swedish model for healthcare, education, and private enterprise. Would the model work in the United States?
Have We Reached Peak Lawsuit?
Another day, another bogus lawsuit. That seems to be the trend in today’s frantic fever to adjudicate every aspect of our lives. It’s gone much beyond the famous $3 million McDonalds “hot coffee” lawsuit of the 1990s. We see this with the landmark $572 million opioid lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in Oklahoma, boiling down […]
Filling Up on CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
During our most recent trip to West Sweden, our rental car was a 2019 Skoda Octavia G-Tec CNG/gasoline hybrid. Here’s what happened when I attempted to refuel.
Why Hong Kong Matters
CCC Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski discusses the recent protests in Hong Kong, and why they matter for upholding consumer privacy, economic freedom, and free trade. Interviewed on The Big Talker 106.7 FM by Joe Catenacci. http://consumerchoicecenter.org
What Happened to the Right to Choose Your Healthcare?
From atop the lecterns at the Democratic presidential debates and the White House, a common trope is dismantling and rejiggering how health care is delivered in America. For the left, the emphasis is on expanding who can access government-backed health insurance programs while cutting off the role of the private sector. On the right, President […]
What Happened to the Right to Choose Your Healthcare?
CCC’s Yaël Ossowski on the Big Talker FM with Joe Catenacci to discuss the various Medicare For All proposals put forth by Democratic presidential candidates, why we need more free choice and competition in medicine, Elizabeth Warren’s Government Internet, and how incentives matter! Article discussed: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/what-happened-to-the-right-to-choose-your-healthcare/
#HandsOffMyCheapFlights and Why We Need Free Trade
On The Big Talker 106.7 FM with Joe Catenacci, CCC’s Yaël Ossowski discusses why we need cheap flights (#HandsOffMyCheapFlights), the potential for a U.S./UK Free Trade Agreement with Boris Johnson and #Brexit, Why We Need Free Trade, and why partisan politics are getting in the way of passing #USMCA
The Innocents Abroad 27: Meatless Burger Mania
The Innocents Abroad podcast. Broadcasting from Vienna and Warsaw, a podcast on life and society abroad. 1. August 2019 TIME CODES 2:09 – European Heath Wave http://l.yael.at/E 4:00 – Leaving the city for the countryside, traveling with babies 5:40 – Global Warming Media 6:45 – Now using Buzzsprout on Spotify, Tunein, etc. 7:49 – Facebook data https://www.facebook.com/theinnocentsabroadpodcast/ 8:20 – […]
Upzoning and YIMBYism
CCC’s Yaël Ossowski stops by The Big Talker 106.7 FM to discuss the benefits of upzoning and YIMBYism to solve affordable housing issues. http://consumerchoicecenter.org