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Yaël Ossowski

Consumer advocate, policy analyst, and writer covering technology, privacy, energy, legal reform, and lifestyle freedom.

Nov 9, 20263 min read

RFK Jr.’s ultra-processed foods definition gives trial lawyers a leg up

The scourge of “ultra-processed foods” is a headline topic and concern in MAHA America, but it suffers from a simple deficiency: no one knows how to define them. …

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Oct 20, 20264 min read

Europe needs open-source to flourish

Europe needs to let its builders build. The bloc’s edge in AI isn’t making frontier models, it’s building on them, and open source is how. The ever-elusive pursuit of creating European champions in …

Yaël Ossowski

Oct 6, 20265 min read

How Europe Can Talk Donald Trump Out of a Diesel Export Ban

Instead of lobbying against a US diesel export ban, Brussels should offer to scrap the sustainability reporting rules that burden American energy exporters. Europe’s energy woes are hitting a breaking …

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Oct 5, 20261 min read

Quebec voters wanted rid of clientélisme and a smaller state. They get their wish in a big way

On Forum News Daily, Yaël Ossowski gives an overview of the 2026 Quebec provincial election, as the Parti Québécois leads a minority government and the Parti Conservateur du Québec makes its grand …

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Oct 5, 20264 min read

Inside The Billion-Dollar Battle To Tax Your Predictions

Prediction markets are inching closer to SCOTUS intervention with a new circuit court ruling. When you take a position on the next Oscar winner for Best Actor or the Super Bowl MVP, who sets the rules …

Yaël Ossowski

Oct 2, 20264 min read

Enfin, les Québécois s'ouvrent à un dégraissage « conservateur » de l'État

Quelques jours avant les élections provinciales au Québec, je suis frappé par l’état des lieux. Après plus d’une décennie d’un système replié sur lui-même, où l’on ne remettait …

Yaël Ossowski

Oct 1, 20264 min read

Trump Smashes the 'Paced' Frontier AI Race With a Dose of MAGA Optimism

Based on the latest bewildering statements from the largest frontier AI modelmakers, OpenAI and Anthropic, humanity is either tinkering on the edge of cyber disaster or on the precipice of a new …

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