Our nation is rapidly approaching a point from which there’s little chance to avoid a financial collapse. The heart of our problem can be seen as a tragedy of the commons. That’s a set of circumstances when something is commonly owned and individuals acting rationally in their own self-interest produce a set of results that’s […]

David Parker has done a commendable job lately of covering the impact of big money in the Tester/Rehberg race. I fully expect a variation of Gresham’s law to apply as negative ads funded by outside groups drive away a civil discussion on issues important to Montana and the west. Here is one version of how […]

This summer FREE is hosting two seminars for seminary professors, other academics involved with religion, and federal judges. The July program will examine environmental and social justice and will include an excursion to Butte, America. What can we learn about booms, busts, and revitalization from the Butte experience? What does and can religion contribute during […]