I interviewed a former litigation finance analyst willing to blow the whistle on the corrupt industry.
Category: Governance
My Contribution to the European Commission Consultation on the EU’s Civil Society Funding Strategy
The EU has had a series of NGO funding scandals. They’re looking in the wrong places to answer the wrong questions.
The End of the Regulatory Cold War
The European Union has won the Regulatory Cold War and then quickly lost the peace.
The Key to Risk Management: Have a Plan
Risk is defined as hazard times exposure. But what drives us to tolerate certain exposures?
Redneck Science
With MAHA conspiracy theories becoming official US health policies, we need a new term for their regulatory science.
Lamenting the Loss of Lobbying
The death of engagement is changing policy management and leadership. Instead of lobbying, we have populism.
How Research Bias Leads to Bullshit
I was invited to participate in an “expert survey” that revealed some frightening bias built into the researchers’ agenda.
The End of Sustainability as a Core Western Value?
In a post-sustainability world, what values will replace this much maligned virtue?
On Hillbillies and Peasants
With the shitshow in Washington dictating all aspects of our lives across the globe, we need to ask how we can make it through the next 45 months.
What is Farming?
Marching in lockstep to the agri-food transition, the Forum for the Future of Agriculture avoided that one big question.
Living in Trump’s World
We’re all stuck in his world now… and it’s painful.
Tax Pets
To meet the COP29 climate finance commitments, we need to tax the biggest emitter – your pooch.
The Risk-Monger 