It’s time to consider the causes which lead to Clinton’s temporary victories and ultimate failures. These causes are clear and have one compelling implication. If we are to have honorable politicians we must sharply limit the role of government. There is a highly constructive role for government but it is constrained by financial and behavioral […]

Last week wholesale gasoline prices hit a historic low (Alas, not at the pump in Montana however.) and crude oil is just over $11.00 per barrel. But it wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. On the first Earth Day, ecologist Kenneth Watt stated: “By the year 2000, …there won’t be any crude oil”. And […]

Pacific Research Institute, 1998, John A. Baden, contributing author and editor.

University Press of Colorado, 1998, John A. Baden, contributing author and editor (with Karl Hess, Jr.).Available through Amazon Books.

Second Edition, Indiana University Press, 1998, John A. Baden, contributing author and editor (with Douglas S. Noonan). This is a new edition of a pioneering work on the origins, developments, and recent innovations in the debate on managing commonly-owned lands and resources. It includes both new and updated essays which focus on alternate institutional approaches […]

The Christmas decorations adorning our streets and shops give multiple messages. All are intended to be cheerful but they cause some minor anguish by reminding us of the necessity of gifts. We all have friends and relatives for whom it’s hard to buy. What can I get someone who has everything or the ability to […]