Armed with face masks and fresh customer complaints, members of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law convened both virtually and in-person on Thursday, for the first of many hearings on competition in the tech sector. It was almost a six-hour marathon of gobbledygook legal turns of phrase and static-prone sessions of troubleshooting for lawmakers. […]
Coronavirus Will Blow Up Our Legal System, but a Liability Shield Will Help
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, there’s one thought on all our minds: caution. Protective plastic shields and screens, face masks and gloves are a new reality, and it is a small price to pay for coming out of state-mandated lockdowns. But months into the all-encompassing […]
Yael Ossowski: GOP bill would deter frivolous COVID lawsuits
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, one thought dominates all our minds: caution. Protective plastic shields and screens, face masks and gloves are a new reality, and it is a small price to pay for coming out of state-mandated lockdowns. But months into the all-encompassing coronavirus […]
Responsible businesses need COVID-19 liability shields
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, there’s one thought on all our minds: caution. Protective plastic shields and screens, face masks and gloves are a new reality, and it is a small price to pay for coming out of state-mandated lockdowns. But months into the all-encompassing […]
Consumer Choice Radio EP29: Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). For this episode, David rides solo. INTERVIEW: Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) – President of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and several books on climate science and economics. He is the author of the newly released False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts […]
US Prohibition: The Noble Experiment?
Prohibition in the United States was dubbed the “Noble Experiment”. For 13 long, dry, and dreary years, the government aimed to keep alcohol out of the hands of its citizens, creating a litany of unintended consequences that continue to have an impact today. In this episode, Yaël Ossowski describes the rise of the “dry” campaigners who […]
Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: BBQ Cancel Culture, COVID liability shield, Fate of Small Businesses
Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on The Joe Catenacci Show. Topics discussed: BBQ Cancel Culture Coronavirus Liability Shield to Stop the Lawsuits The Fate of Small Business Should students still pay to go to college? This was broadcast on July 24, 2020, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM http://bigtalkerfm.com Listen to our weekly […]
Consumer Choice Radio EP28: STOP PROHIBITION
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). For this episode, David rides solo. INTERVIEW: Willie Aucamp (@@willieaucamp1) – Member of Parliament, South Africa The South African Pandemic Prohibition and its ill effects Cancer drugs all the more effective Illiberalism and the New York Times Cannabis Delivery in Ontario Broadcast on […]
Consumer Choice Radio EP27: Brian O’Shea (INVESTIGATIVE EVERYTHING)
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). INTERVIEW: Brian O’Shea (@BrianOSheaSPI) – CEO and Senior Investigator at Striker Pierce strikerpierce.com The work of a private investigator Surveillance technology; journalism and investigations The long arm of the Chinese Communist Party Broadcast on The Big Talker 106.7 WFBT FM on July 11, […]
Interview on Savannah TV: Vaping Tax Hurts Poor Consumers
Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WSAV TV in Savannah, Georgia on the proposed 7% tax on vaping products. Broadcast: July 6, 2020 https://www.wsav.com/news/vaping/ga-legislature-approves-imposing-7-tax-on-vaping-products/