THE 104th Congress convenes today. Many environmentalists see the new Republican majority as America’s repudiation of an environmentally friendly administration.

I’M home at the ranch for the holidays, recalling Christmas traditions. Both my family and my wife feed our animals

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IN addition to their disappointment with the elections, major environmental groups are learning the pain of limits to growth. From

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LAST week, the Mont Pelerin Society met in Cannes, France, to celebrate the work of its founder, Nobel Prize winning

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