Blog Gingerbread wars in Europe By: Lene Johansen 12/26/2007 Now the Italian food police are after my cultural heritage! The Italian version of FDA is concerned that Swedish gingerbread has too high levels…
Blog Crisco, and invented food made by chemist, now give me a slice of pie! By: Lene Johansen 12/26/2007 I have an issue with this holiday fuzzy feeling piece from Marketplace, because the anchor’s intro goes as follows: “Crisco is a staple in…
Blog Politics is all about marketing By: Lene Johansen 12/26/2007 Mercury is illegal in Norway from January 1, 2008, or so they want us to think. The Minister of the Environment duly noted the…
Blog More confused conservatives By: Lene Johansen 11/12/2007 I have recently published several op eds on how the European Right has adopted the environmental policy of the Left, embracing greater interventions in the…
Blog Sunset provisions needed By: Lene Johansen 11/12/2007 A recent survey in Britain on which laws Brits regards as their most stupid laws make a case for sunset provisions. The laws include…
Blog Another argument for eliminating daylight savings time By: Lene Johansen 11/08/2007 This study shows an increase in pedestrian deaths in afternoon rush hour traffic in November every year and the researchers are pinning it on the…
