Here is a true, empirical, universal generalization: Well off people enjoy seeing big numbers of large wild animals in natural settings. This applies to the Serengeti Plains, Yellowstone Park, farms, and ranches that attract these animals in large numbers.   While topography and geology are big draws, especially in Yellowstone, animals are key attractors. […]

Ever since its creation in 1985 FREE has worked to advance responsible liberty, sustainable ecology, and modest prosperity. Achieving this trinity of values requires certain institutional arrangements. The primary ones are: the rule of law, secure property rights, and the allocation of resources through the market process.  These must operate in a legal context of […]

    Diana, a Romania friend, recently queried me about guns. She asked, “We were discussing the idea of arming school teachers and were wondering what is your take on that issue?” Here is my answer to her. Neither she nor any of her friends or relatives own or have use of firearms. Guns in […]