Writing code that facilitates collaborative transactions is not a crime. #FreeSamourai

Flooding disaster unfolding right now in Central Europe. Why is it so bad? This thread takes a quick look at some of the key ingredients of this record-breaking storm.

higher carbon taxes don’t create more resilient infrastructure

Tariffs are taxes on consumers

Another attack on excessive EU digital regulation, this time from Luc Van Gool, a global authority on "computer vision": "we are destroying our economy" x.com/IveMarx/status…

When (young) people vote for green parties because climate charge we have to be real: What are they *actually* promoting? A) Higher taxes and more subsidies? B) Real-world mitigation measures and infrastructure improvements? If A, it’s virtue signal socialism ONLY

1/5 🚨 The European Commission is pushing a dangerous agenda, lumping #vaping with #smoking—ignoring scientific evidence that vaping is 95% safer, virtually no second-hand vaping and a proven way to help smokers quit. worldvapersalliance.com/the-eu-commiss… #BackVapingBeatSmoking

Free Speech is Under Attack in Europe

A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. Mobile manufacturers

Blaming algorithms for rising rents misses the mark. Data shows median rent is dropping due to new housing. The real issue? Zoning laws and slow construction. Let's focus on solutions that build more homes. Read more: washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/…

Political actors want to blame tech firms for housing woes. But we know the truth from astute #YIMBY activists: we need to build more, zone less, and remove red tape to build up supply

It’s no longer a question of reducing farmland but the man-made barriers to managing them. Farmers have won the battle for hearts and minds, but the war to reduce Europe’s mountain of regs on food production is just beginning Bill Wirtz 🧬🌱 in Competitive Enterprise Institute cei.org/blog/why-europ…

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Together with Stephen Kent, I wrote this piece for The American Spectator. RFK and Trump don't see eye to eye, especially with regards to the government agency that Kennedy is probably most interested in running spectator.org/an-rfk-trump-u…

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