Jan 22, 2025
So, while Bloomberg and the WHO sell this as a victory for public health, officials in Hanoi are more likely to view it as a means of neutralizing competition in its monopoly.
Dec 23, 2024
RFK Jr. has previously taken aim at food dyes, saying that food dyes are carcinogenic and cause ADHD, implying that they ought to be banned by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration recently started considering a ban on red dye No. 3, which activists believe is "linked" to hyperactivity.
Oct 14, 2024
There are good reasons to block mergers with companies emanating from communist China, but preventing acquisitions from friendly nations such as Japan, Korea, Australia, or the E.U., what signal does that send?
Oct 1, 2024
Petty policies of token tariffs are bad for everyone. It's true that China, because of the nature of its totalitarian regime, is a special case, but its growing consumer market is also an opportunity we don't want to miss.
Jul 18, 2024
We'd be hard-pressed to find any indicator from the candidates' views on farm policy , probably both Donald Trump and Joe Biden wouldn't do well if pressed about specific legislation relating to the sector.
Apr 10, 2024
Just six months ago, I wrote about a pesticide bill in New York state that will ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides starting in 2029, laying out why the bill was a bad idea, that it would hit vulnerable farmers and consumers and put the state at an economic disadvantage.
Oct 25, 2023
Like most poor public policy, the Birds and Bees Protection Act is built on faulty premises and a feel-good name.
Sep 6, 2023
Consumer choice is the only productive way to govern our market system: it guarantees individuality and free expression for all.