Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving celebrations will reflect a poignant quality, a loss of optimism. Many people are more apprehensive than hopeful. We have ridden waves of prosperity whose continuation seems uncertain. Yet, we have much to celebrate. Let’s do so thoughtfully. Several nations celebrate Thanksgiving, but we have a special appreciation given by our history. Every school […]

Climate & Society Last week, returning from a visit with foundation officers and state-supreme court justices in Washington, John, Ramona, and I made it home just as Bozeman was being thumped with two feet of snow and much below normal temperatures. (We did not consider the prospect of an extra night in Great Falls pleasant.) […]

(1) “Give me half a tanker of iron, and I’ll give you an ice age.” “Most people are aware that CO2 and temperature are positively correlated in the long historical record but fewer people know that iron dust correlates negatively on the same scale — that is, temperature and CO2 levels are low when iron-dust […]

Last weekend Ramona and I joined 450 others in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Heartland Institute, a Chicago based think tank. Its mission will resonate with many here. Those concerned with the likely consequences of current federal policies and promises may be heartened by its success — perhaps even find hope for change. Alert […]