Russia

  • Yaël on the Steve Gruber Show: Why we should care about CBDCs in Russia, the US, and beyond

    CCC Deputy Yaël Ossowski is invited on the Steve Gruber Show to discuss the launch of the central bank digital currency in Russia, similar plans in the US, and why CBDCs would be harmful to both individual freedom and financial privacy. Also, why real cryptocurrency innovations like Bitcoin render these plans moot. https://stevegruber.podbean.com/e/yael-ossowski-putin-s-new-digital-currency-launched-tuesday/ August 2,…

  • Heard Tell Radio: Ukrainian Refugees, EU POV of Russia’s Aggression, & Technology Adapting To Crisis

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    Broadcasting extraordinaire Andrew Donaldson invites me on his excellent program Heard Tell to discuss the latest in Ukraine, the EU POV, and some finer points of technology. Subscribe to his show here. “On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Yael Ossowski joins to give a European point of view to the crisis, and how being…

  • Praising the Republic of Georgia | Yaël on Big Talker FM

    -What to know about the Republic of Georgia -The Rose Revolution, Free-Market Reforms, and Privatizations -What the threat of Russia means -The Havana Syndrome again in Vienna! -Biden’s executive order and the good things that could come from it. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast…

  • The Perils of Modern Revolution

    Amid a pandemic of unprecedented proportions, U.S. cities like Portland, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Seattle have sweltered in the summer heat and raged with flames. Passions have run wild in the streets, with buildings and businesses torched, and statues torn down by mobs intent on vigilante justice. In fact, “social justice” has risen from…

  • Russia’s “Anti-Gay” Law Reveals US Media Misinformation and Hyperbole

    By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post In the course of disseminating important news and information, words matter. The words describing the recent Russian law affecting “gay propaganda” matter because they reveal a type of hysteria not seen since the days of the Cold War. Allow me to explain. On June 29 of this year, Russian…