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The European Green Deal Is Every Bit as Bad as Expected

By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center   The European Commission has unveiled its “European Green Deal,” after taking hints on denomination from its American counterpart, the “Green New Deal.” While the legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress remains fiction under a Republican executive and Senate, the Brussels initiative will become law unless […]

Waiving TRIPS Will Not Solve Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

    By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute     The COVID-19 pandemic has, among other things, highlighted the need for global cooperation during a public health crisis. Recognizing this need, 100 developing countries, led by South Africa and India, requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) waive provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property […]

Putting calories on menus influences how much people eat

                  Courtesy of ESRI (Ireland)     Where calorie information is placed on menus influences how much people order and eat, according to new research by the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit. The researchers conducted a carefully controlled behavioural experiment in which consumers were initially unaware that their […]