Policy/Geopolitics

The EU Just Quietly Killed Your Right to Know Whatโ€™s in Your Food

The EU’s decision to approve gene-edited crops without mandatory labeling isn’t just a win for agriculture; it’s a quiet betrayal of consumer trust. By stripping away the right to know what’s in our food, regulators are normalizing biotechnology through forced ignorance. You can’t vote with your wallet if you don’t know what you’re buying.

Stop Blaming the Privacy Watchdog for the UK’s eVisa Disaster. It Was Never Going to Save You.

The UK’s eVisa rollout is a disaster, locking lawful residents out of their own legal status. Campaigners are blaming the ICO for not stopping it โ€” but the privacy watchdog never had the power to do so. The real crisis isn’t government incompetence; it’s a legal framework that expects regulators to police systems they have no authority to block.

AI Regulation Is Dead. Welcome to the AI Shakedown.

The Trump administration’s cycle of banning and lifting restrictions on AI models like OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 isn’t regulatory oversightโ€”it’s a shakedown. By treating executive power as a bargaining chip, the government is turning AI innovation into a rent-seeking mechanism, where favorable treatment is reserved for those who play political ball.