Several Bozeman friends have traveled to Washington DC to support legislation ostensibly designed to reduce carbon emissions and speed our transition to a green energy future. They are convinced that this can only happen through government intervention. Perhaps. But I’m skeptical. Here’s why. Europe as a model for U.S. energy policy? Europe’s promotion of green […]

In 1965, the American economist Kenneth Boulding popularized the phase “Spaceship Earth” expressing his concern about the fragility of our planet. His logic went something like this: since the Earth’s resources are finite, just as bacteria growing in a petri dish will eventually exhaust their resources, we too must sooner or later run up against […]

I find this Christmas season an especially wonderful time to be in Montana. There is much to celebrate. Even our record snowfall and unusual cold bring blessings. Snow is our summer water for fish and irrigation; cold kills bugs and discourages others. And we have early skiing. Technology reduces cold’s discomforts and dangers; consider today’s […]

This week’s FREE Insights is by Harry Teasley of Tampa, Florida. Harry is a Georgia Tech graduate and former president of Coca Cola Foods, among other top positions at the Coca Cola Company. More importantly here, Harry is a businessman with an excellent understanding of political economy, especially public choice economics. Teasley’s “Thinking About Public […]

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