The Consumer Choice Center: A Lobby for consumers
A Freedom Today conversation with Fred Roeder of the CCC
Why did you decide to launch the Consumer Choice Center?
Bill Wirtz
A thank you letter to Uber
When we think about people in the public eye we should thank, we think of figures such as Mother Teresa (we'll let Christopher Hitchens spin in his grave at this mention) or Princess Diana, who virtuously stood out because of their charity work. However, it is demonstrably true that the people who create the technology that betters our lives need an even bigger sense of gratitude.
Free private cities can revolutionise the way we live together
“There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil … In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.” (Galt’s Speech)
This filmmaker found a genius way to get around the smoking ban in bars
Imagination beats bureaucracy.
The shocking newspeak of German state media revealed
Secret documents from German state media broadcaster ARD reveal how state television frames the narrative, in a style that East German spin doctors couldn't have done better.
Yes, you should make jokes involving Nazis
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?
The use of knowledge in society: apps inform consumers
Legislators are constantly debating the corporate responsibility regarding in-store marketing, but the reality is that modern technology has already found the appropriate solution.
The "Ampel" discussion
We'll bet you won't guess which country is the most competitive on taxes
The Tax Foundation released its 2018 International Tax Competitiveness Index, which you can download here.
After decades of communism, Central Europe and Eastern Europe are seeing the end of the tunnel
Since the end of communism, countries suffering from the economic destruction of collectivism have risen out of the ashes, and are turning into prosperous and modern countries. Time to celebrate!
Who replaces entertainment funding? Streamers have part of the answer
Back in November, I wrote an FTN piece about the fight of students such as Frédéric Jollien, against the mandatory media royalties in Switzerland. They campaigned for the abolishing of a yearly tax of 450 CHF (€385/$453), used to finance public TV and radio stations. One of the most vile criticisms howled at them was that such a move would get rid of these public broadcasters and their cultural enrichment.
