Next!
Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Jul 14th, 2011
And then they came for … YOUR children. HT to the indomitable Radley Balko. Here is the last episode in the series.
Daily Archive for July 14th, 2011
If I Say it’s Green, then It’s Green Damnit
Posted in Environment, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Jul 14th, 2011
Here’s what we know about modern windmills: They seem to slaughter migratory birds (maybe less so now) They drive people crazy with noise (I find this hard to believe) They drove the Kennedy family crazy for disturbing their view (who cares in the folks in Appalachia have their views spoiled) They require backup fossil fuel […]
Private Property and the Environment, A Limitation
Posted in Environment, Property Rights on Jul 14th, 2011
Generally, the institution of private property is extremely effective at protecting many environmental resources. Consider resource conservation. Since resources are costly to obtain, and private property owners benefit from good stewardship of resources and suffer from poor stewardship (typically via the profit and loss mechanism), materials tend to be used effectively and new sources of […]
