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The brutality of the Hamas attacks in Israel open up issues for liberalism in liberal countries now confronted with protests and political battles we may not be ready for. That, plus some musings on the Canadian grocery tax, the UK's generational ban on tobacco, and more. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 14, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https:...

-Speaker of the House and politics of principle -Chaos is good -Canada is building a digital wall around its citizens -Why does the Canadian government want to register and regulate podcasts? Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 7, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJS...

-Praising decarbonization in Ontraio -Protests on education and gender issues explode -The Indian-Canadian affair and why we need better journalism -Blink 182, Tom DeLonge, and UAP disclosures -How intelligence agencies relate to politics Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 23, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio...

David and Yaël are prepping their suitcases for Washington, and trying to cover the latest consumer choice topics across North America: -Let's talk YIMBY -The political double standards as a rule -Online News bills leaving consumers in the dark -It's hard to roll up your sleeves over your Rolex. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 9, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina...

Boy, times are tough, aren't they? For this episode, we talk about ongoing tariffs and trade lunacy that are continuing to create hardship for consumers. What's the answer? Then, it's the ongoing wildfires and bad public policies that create them. Is the answer just under our nose? Since inflation is once again getting nasty and consumers are paying for it, we play our last interview with Pierre P...

You didn't ask for it, but we've got the consumer choice breakdown on the first Republican presidential debate, the topics we wished were covered, and how inflation is hitting hard in Canada. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 25, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJS...

We've got strange affairs happening in Canadian foreign policy, inflation is rising globally, reporters are on the attack, and we're gobsmacked by the political filtering of "Rich Men North of Richmond" — join us for consumer choice fun! Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 19, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***...

What do you know about the Hollywood labor strikes and AI? Or about nuclear energy in Canada and beyond? We cover that, plus some insight on the latest machinations of the FTC's efforts to break up Amazon and the commercial race to the moon to get some of that famous moondust. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 12, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: ht...

It's a summertime episode, with some thoughts on the latest Trump indictment, the legacy of John F. Kennedy, what is going wrong with Nationalistic Conservatives on policy, and what Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle means for consumer choice. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 5, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio...

Live from Mickey Mouseville, Yaël gives us an update from the ALEC conference, and then we discuss revolving doors in politics and regulatory capture that harms consumers. In our interview segment, we speak with Cato Institute Policy Analyst Will Duffield on the recent Missouri v. Biden injunction that stops the federal government from "jawboning" social media companies. Is this overall a good tre...

While Yaël is off enjoying the Austrian lakes on a well-deserved vacation (but somehow still editing and posting the episode), David speaks with Bill Wirtz, host of the ConsEUmer podcast, about a Luxemburger's perspective on Canadian politics from afar. Maybe it's much nicer, but it's just as opaque as any another system (at least under this regime). We then play an extract of our interview with A...

To begin the show, we get into some Chinese Communist Party corruption impacting American and Canadian societies, discuss the WHO's new classification of aspartame as a carcinogen, and praise Amazon Prime Day. Move aspartame way down your worry list  https://financialpost.com/opinion/move-aspartame-way-down-your-worry-list In our interview segment, we speak with Cato Institute Policy Analyst Will...

This week, we give some thoughts on the calamity of Canada's C-18: how it fails journalism, news consumers, and citizens at-large, For the remaining part of the episode, we've got a tech-heavy feature with Luke Hogg, director of outreach at the Foundation for American Innovation. We discuss current legislative proposals around Artificial Intelligence, models for better innovation, why the panic cr...

It's Canada Day weekend, so we've got some nice stats and polls, plus we dive into the FTC news of the week with the latest lawsuit against Microsoft and how it could impact your video game experience. Check out our colleague Stephen Kent's article on that here in The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4069823-the-ftcs-embarrassing-antitrust-crusade/ For the remaining part of the episode...

This week's theme is Dark! Whether that be "dark patterns," as the FTC describes Amazon's Prime subscription, dark Canadian legislation, or dark tourism in the hills of Turkmenistan. We look at the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon Prime for being too affordable and convenient, Canada's C-18 news bill laden with cronyism, and check in with our travel correspondent, Fred Roeder, managing director of the...

What happened to the sharing economy? Enemies everywhere, regulators and unions rejoicing, consumers shut out. The news cartel movement is now in full swing in Canada and the U.S. Antitrust in golf and sports! Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on June 17, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: htt...

We're lucky enough to be joined on this episode by Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. We chat various alcohol policies, the Neo-Temperance movement, what the science actually does say about alcohol, and what he's learned following various nanny state policies around Europe and the world. Read the Snowdon Substack: https://snowdon.substack.com/ Br...

-Ron DeSantis politics are now on the stage: culture war or smart consumer politics? -Shouldn't the focus of everything be inflation and debt? -They're waging the culture wars while our pocketbooks shrink Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on May 27, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://b...

Celebrating Sweden's status as the first smoke-free county. More life in DC. And letting consumers choose in ALL product categories. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on May 20, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3...

Have we reached the plateau of the utility/affordability of food delivery apps? Plus, some thoughts on the Trump town hall, lessons on rich friends of Supreme Court justices and prime ministers, and understanding the FTC through the world of the HBO TV hit Succession. Article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/would-khans-ftc-break-up-successions-waystar-royco B...

Yaël is back in the Carolinas and David is avoiding red light cameras in Ontario. Then we get into sin taxes, bad WHO recommendations on alcohol, regional banking failures and how they impact consumers, and finally the Housing Theory of Everything. Check out Chris Snowdon's article we mention here: https://snowdon.substack.com/p/the-world-health-organisation-is Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio o...

Yaël gives us a DC update, David is shivering, and we ask the fundamental question: why do consumers stay loyal to certain brands? Some thoughts on Voice, Exit, and Loyalty, and how things are changing in political brands. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on April 29, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podc...

How PFAS relates to geopolitics, the Trudeau foundation in the crosshairs, and the insane California plan to make electricity costs "equitable" and bankrupt the state. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on April 15, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.c...

Yet more Canadian scandals, money flying left and right, and some questionable legislation being introduced in world capitals. Just another week in consumer choice! Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on April 8, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G...

This week we speak with Joseph McKinney, CEO of the Catawba Digital Economic Zone, a promising project for economic freedom based out of the sovereign Catawba Nation in North and South Carolina. Learn more: https://catawbadigital.zone/ Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on April 1, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODC...