“The first essential component of social justice is adequate food,” said Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug. He received the 1970 Peace Prize for improving agricultural productivity. His “Green Revolution” saved literally hundreds of millions from famine. The world’s population is expected to grow from today’s 6 billion to about 8 billion by 2030. It’s expected to […]

(This column was submitted by John at 10:00 am on Oct. 10, before Mike Taylor dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate. He was attending the Mont Pelerin Society meetings in London. MPS is an international organization of scholars, journalists, and governmental officials, advancing the principles of a free society and market economies. FREE […]

The United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development concluded last month in Johannesburg, South Africa. Real progress was made in debunking a recurring and fundamental error. Here’s the error: Most environmental problems are due to modernization and affluence. In fact, across time and cultures, technological advances and economic growth have proved the only sure path […]

Although the UN’s recent World Summit on Sustainable Development looked set to become simply another opportunity for environmentalists and Europeans to trash the US, leaders of developing countries injected a healthy dose of reality. Rather than submitting to the West’s eco-imperialism, poor countries were able to retain their freedom to pursue economic development as they […]