EU Proposals for Nature Restoration Spook Businesses, Farmers
Greens aren’t happy either. They don’t believe the proposals go far enough.
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Future of Farming Must Be a Mix of High and Low Tech
Gene-editing and lab-grown meat to feed the world, regenerative farming to save the planet.
EU Plans for Hydrogen, Clean Tech and Mining, Explained
Europe’s answer to the American Inflation Reduction Act.
Italy’s Synthetic Food Ban Is Victory for Meat Lobbyists
Slaughters and farm lobbyists insist cultivated meat is “unnatural”. What it is, is competition.
Meloni’s Asylum Plan Gains Support
The EU would pay non-member states to shelter asylum seekers.
Joe Biden’s Border Policy, Explained
The Democrat would make it easier for some refugees to apply, but disqualify illegal aliens from asylum.
Europe’s Asylum Crisis, Explained
A deep dive into the numbers plus the policies of France, Italy and Netherlands.
Where Is the Party of Middle America?
The largest group of Americans aren’t Democrats or Republicans, but neither.
Biden Would Repeat Dutch Mistakes in Regulating Freelancers
Stricter rules for contractors could lead to job losses.
Don’t Turn Cultured Meat into a Culture War
It must be palatable to carnivores.
How the Left Lost the Italian Election
Enrico Letta fought on Giorgia Meloni’s terms.
Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy
It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.
How Politicians Keep Making Bad Drug Laws
Some just won’t accept the evidence on decriminalization.
The Center Did Not Hold in France
What Macron’s loss means for the Fifth Republic.
The Netherlands’ Farm Crisis, Explained
One in three Dutch livestock farmers could lose their business.