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Plain Packaging is Plain Stupid

June 7, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Brands Matter, Harm-Reduction, United Kingdom

SPIKED: It has boosted the black market while failing to stub out smoking rates, writes Bill Wirtz of the Consumer Choice Center.

The European Union Started This Trade War

June 5, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In European Union, Recent Media, Tariffs

FEE: If there is to be a trade war, it should be a trade war to see who can slash tariff barriers the most.

NĚJAK MOC LÍTÁTE!

May 31, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Czech Republic, Recent Media, Transportation

FINMAG: Cestování letadlem má podle ochránců životního prostředí za následek přílišné znečištění.

« L’OMS préfère le tabac à Ebola »

LE MONDE DU TABAC : Alors que le virus Ebola refait son apparition en Afrique, Bill Wirtz (analyste pour le Consumer Choice Center) « descend » littéralement l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé dans une tribune sur le site Agora.

Das sinnlose Snus-Verbot

May 25, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Deutsch, Harm Reduction Campaign, Harm-Reduction, Recent Media

THE EUROPEAN: Letzten Monat hat der führende schwedische Snushersteller Swedish Match das Snusverbot der EU vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) in Frage gestellt, in der Hoffnung, sein Produkt über Schweden hinaus zu vermarkten.

Prendre l’avion est une liberté qu’il faut défendre

May 24, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Français, Recent Media, Transportation

LES ECHOS: En Europe, le transport aérien a bien illustré la manière dont le marché libre peut réduire les coûts de transport pour les consommateurs. Désormais, ce secteur est attaqué par les écologistes.

Il est temps d’abolir l’OMS

LA CHRONIQUE AGORA: Les dérives de cette organisation dispendieuse et idéologique sont nombreuses et des organismes non gouvernementaux opèrent plus efficacement dans le domaine de la santé. Alors que la crise Ebola ravageait des pays africains en 2014, nous faisions confiance à un certain nombre d’organisations internationales pour aider les pays d’Afrique occidentale tels que le […]

The Government’s ‘porn passes’ are a turn-off!

May 22, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Porn, Recent Media, Technology, United Kingdom

COMMENT CENTRAL: Bill Wirtz discusses proposals to require adult users to acquire so-called “porn passes” in stores to verify their age online.

Environmentalists Are Sounding the Alarm: You’re Flying Too Much

FEE: In Europe, air travel has been a blissful example of how the free market can lower transport costs for consumers. But now, it is coming under fire from environmentalists.

How Germany is smoking other countries in e-cigarette regulation

May 20, 2018
By Bill Wirtz
In Harm Reduction Campaign, Harm-Reduction, Recent Media, Vaping

HANDELSBLATT: Regulations-heavy Germany has taken a surprisingly lax stance on e-cigarettes and vaping laws. It’s the right approach, writes a policy analyst.

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Author: Bill Wirtz

Plain Packaging is Plain Stupid

The European Union Started This Trade War

NĚJAK MOC LÍTÁTE!

« L’OMS préfère le tabac à Ebola »

Das sinnlose Snus-Verbot

Prendre l’avion est une liberté qu’il faut défendre

Il est temps d’abolir l’OMS

The Government’s ‘porn passes’ are a turn-off!

Environmentalists Are Sounding the Alarm: You’re Flying Too Much

How Germany is smoking other countries in e-cigarette regulation

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