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Today we sit down with Evan Swarztrauber to anlayze the resurrection of the Title re-classification of Internet Service Providers, otherwise known as net neutrality. While net neutrality is an important principle, when weaponized by the FCC and the federal government, it could have disastrous consequences for investment, free speech, and innovation across the board. Evan…
-Vaccine passport protests in Europe -Do bureaucracies ever give up power? -A Danish WHO representative said we should take another look at the lab leak hypothesis -What the Senate debated about crypto currencies and why it matters -It’s all about the dollar -UN IPCC report: Let’s have some faith in innovation and human ingenuity Consumer…
On Wednesday, I had the privilege of hosting the morning radio program on Big Talker 106.7FM, Mornings with Joe Catenacci, while Joe took a much-needed break. You can find the entire program in audio format here or on Joe’s website, and in video form in full here with some clips peppered on my own YouTube…
-The Zombie Apocalypse Gas Shortage -US vs. Canada pipelines -Not talking about Israel-Palestine -Cable News is bad for your brain -Two movies, one screen -Fauci Vs. Rand Paul -Lab Leak Thesis -Origin of Covid — Following the Clues https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038 https://lessonsfromthecrisis.substack.com/ -Mark Zuckerberg’s goats and Bitcoin -Canada’s C-10 bill -Content Quota Regulations Harm the Consumer -One…
-The Derek Chauvin trial and aftermath -Are consumers getting the short stick on data and consumer privacy? -Make it closing time for Ontario’s beer monopoly and the Beer Store https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-make-it-closing-time-for-ontarios-beer-monopoly INTERVIEW: Franco Terrazzano (@franco_nomics) -The crushing federal budget, its deficits, and its cost on future Canadians https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-federal-budget-spend-spend-more-then-spend-more-than-that -The COVID lockdown bust -Nationalization of finances and…
-CNN covers Canada’s vaccine failures, and it shakes up the country -The new anti-tech populists INTERVIEW: Jennifer Huddleston (@jrhuddles) -Do we need a federal privacy law? -There are innovative practices used by private companies. We should celebrate them. -Why GDPR is so problematic -The “Techlash” and the bad policy ideas from both left and right…
-Janet Yellen wants a global minimum corporate tax. How does it impact consumers and firms? -Trillions in infrastructure spending -The Case For Ireland -Georgia election rules changes and MLB boycotts -What about the Olympics and China? -Charles Barkley, and what happens when sports and politics mix -Consumer Corner: Cable cutters and sports -Mexican campaign on…
-Freeing the Ever Given ship in the Suez! -New York State legalizes cannabis -Should consumers care about unionization at Amazon? INTERVIEW with physician and molecular biologist Dr. Henry Miller (@henryimiller) -Where the FDA has gone wrong -The need for FDA reform when it comes to vaping products, drug approvals, regulatory decisions, and bureaucracy -Could we…
-European Railway Station Index is out! -North America and transportation options -Customs duties and free trade costs -David spoils Yaël’s birthday present -The Suez boat blocking global trade! -Michael Bloomberg’s global war to outlaw vaping INTERVIEW with Goodwood Brewing CEO Ted Mitzlaff -The lawsuit against Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear -How long can governors keep their…
-AstraZeneca and the blight of statistics -CCC Managing Director Fred Roeder on the health economics of European governments withdrawing the vaccine INTERVIEW with Young Voices contributor Rachel Chiu -The zeal for antitrust is completely forgetting the consumer -What is Big is not necessarily what is bad -The misguided quest for antitrust justice will exacerbate inequality…