Consumer Choice Center Cast

-We fight for liberties to enjoy our liberties -Why we have a Republic in the first place -Tolerance as virtue -Graz, Austria elects a Communist Party mayor -Limiting the power of centralized institutions -There is a reason to celebrate "Market Dems" -North Carolina as the next purple state -Sen. Richard Blumenthal's nonsense about "finsta bans" -Infrastructure bill and the remaking of the federal...

-The problem with the growth of hospital bureaucracy and federal regulations on healthcare -President Joe Biden rips up norms and is enraging allies. Trump 2.0 -Why do we need smart crypto regulation Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on September 24, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Listen to Co...

-A national vaccine mandate means more power for police and bureaucrats in our neighborhoods and jobs -The FDA process to review vaping device applications is the ultimate lesson in legal uncertainty -Apple's plan to snoop on your photos...for the children! Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on September 10, 2021, on The Big Talk...

-The COVID restrictions on parents in birth centers and hospitals are madness -Are we able to determine risk anymore? -Everybody is just winging it, and the sooner we realize it the better -Afghanistan failures and the churning of bureaucracy  Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on August 27, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106....

-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 Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on the Joe...

-Bitterness in the vaccine race and lockdowns in Ontario and Canada -The Toronto Maple Leafs are finally back in Toronto -Canada's parliamentary system  -Existing laws make it difficult to even buy an electric car. That's where we need reform https://consumerchoicecenter.org/united-states-electric-vehicle-accessibility-index/ -Technology neutrality -We should be YIMBY! Housing inflation is ha...

-Praise for all the moms and dads out there -A quick take on the US Senate candidates in NC -The infrastructure bill wants to hike "user fees" and taxes on cryptocurrencies: what will that mean for the Average Joe? A lot. -North Carolina's alcohol control system is incomplete, and every local board should be replaced with a computer that only says "yes" Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Ya&eu...

Consumer Choice Center North American Affairs Manager David Clement speaks to Sterling Faux on Vancouver's 980 CKNW about why the government would be wrong to ban flavoured vaping products. 25. July 2021 https://omny.fm/shows/cknw-weekend-mornings/dont-ban-flavoured-vapes http://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

-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 on July 23, 2021, on The Big Talker W...

-Why don't we have good comedy anymore? -The ABCs of cord cutting -The Dental Insurance industry is in serious need of reform. We need to rethink insurance and the middleman -A National Credit Bureau? That's a step too far Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on July 16, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM Radio: ...

HAYS, Kan. (KNS) - President Biden recently pitched a $174 billion plan to electrify transportation nationwide, including $15 billion for new vehicle charging stations. But a new analysis says Kansas has some work to do to before it's ready for an electric vehicle revolution.  The U.S. Electric Vehicle Accessibility Index puts Kansas tied for dead last in a ranking of how easy states make it...

-Comparing American independence to other countries -History of decentralization -What there is to be proud of  Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on July 2, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM Radio:  http://bigtalkerfm.com Listen to Consumer Choice Radio Website:  http://consumerchoiceradio.com Apple...

-Greek vacation paradise -Why Americans don't have cheap flights -The need for sunset clauses on regulations -The NC vs. Juul lawsuit settlement and why it matters for vapers Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on June 29, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM Radio:  http://bigtalkerfm.com Listen to Consumer Choic...

-The most innovative countries: El Salvador embracing #bitcoin -Laboratories of democracy are vital to consumer choice -DEBATE: Should we ban critical race theory? Yaël says no, Joe says yes, especialy in schools -Antitrust actions will blow up in politicians' faces. We should push against the federal government trying to break up companies that satisfy consumers -Joe Biden, European policy,...

-The Gas Shortage Zombie Apocalypse -The CDC's recommendations and the state of scientists -Science as a process, not an institution -Fauci vs. Rand Paul and political semantics -Price Gouging laws -Elon Musk and Bitcoin mining: is it all about the carbon credits? Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on May 14, 2021, on...

North American Affairs Manager David Clement is interviewed on CTV's "Your Morning," making the case for why Canada should not support the #TRIPSwaiver ​ at the WHO, which would suspend intellectual property protections on COVID vaccines and tech, and what Canada and the U.S. can actually do to support increasing the global supply of vaccines. https://www.ctv.ca/shows/your-morning... ​ May 6, 2021...

-Let's take a moment to celebrate our diversity of choice in consumer products in America -The Biden admin supports the COVID vaccine IP waiver. Bad news for the vulnerable -The coming menthol ban and what it will mean for minority communities, harm reduction, and overcriminalization in our society. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. Th...

-Lockdown difference between the U.S. and Europe -The TRIPS waiver and the threat to COVID vaccine intellectual property and tech https://consumerchoicecenter.org/global-organizations-and-populists-who-aim-to-seize-covid-vaccine-tech-and-ip/ -The US Postal Service is a spy agency? Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on...

-Celebrating Earth Day Innovation -Technology Neutrality: Electric Car Edition -Banning AI and facial recognition for law enforcement without a warrant -What happens when North Carolina reaches herd immunity? Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on April 23, 2021, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FM Radio:  http://bigta...

-2-year-olds with masks on planes? https://fee.org/articles/does-the-cdc-s-mask-mandate-for-2-year-old-children-make-sense-a-look-at-the-science/ -What happens with the "experts" are wrong? -Deconstructing the War on Plastic https://consumerchoicecenter.org/deconstructing-the-war-on-plastic/ Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was b...

-We need smart data and consumer privacy rules that work while championing innovation -Why the target is on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' back and trust in media -Tracking the errors of the CDC and FDA -The Politicization of Everything, Georgia and MLB Edition -Go Woke, Go Broke Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on Apri...

-A train from Wilmington to Raleigh? Don't hold your breath and don't trust Amtrack -We need some real competitors on passenger trains -Biden infrastructure plan and the push for electric vehicles -The real environmental burden of electrical vehicles -The principle of "technology neutrality" -The WHO's report on the origins of COVID-19 is lacking Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Os...

-The Suez boat affair reveals a lot about the necessity and complications of free trade -Lysander Spooner and the American Letter Mail Company -The importance of federalism -The history of the French cajuns (cadiens) and the French language in Louisiana Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on March 26, 2021, on The Big...

-The AstraZeneca affair in Europe has shredded the credibility of several political leaders and the establishment -Florida's Ron DeSantis vs. the Elites and what it means for the future of public policy -The Biden Administration has abandoned free trade Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski interviewed on the Joe Catenacci Show. This was broadcast on March 19, 2021, on The Big...

-The huge relief bill is a payoff to political constituencies rather than relief to the American people -Will the unconstitutional emergency orders be rescinded? -A return to constitutional government to protect our rights -Joe Biden's immigration policies aren't being directed by him or his ideas -The Megan-Royal Oprah Interview and our entertainment society -Is nationalism revered or denigrated...