A Trinity of Values observed by Australian visitors to a Montana Ranch Ron Manners, is a successful Australian entrepreneur, a member of the international Mont Pelerin Society, and a strongly committed classical liberal. In 1997 he advanced his good intentions by creating The Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, a free market think tank headquartered in Perth, […]
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Wholesome Communities and Happy Lives Three social factors help adults achieve wholesome, productive, happy lives. These are (1) living in a culturally compatible setting, (2) having meaningful employment (or earned savings) with adequate pay for modest and healthy living while (3) unthreatened by roving or stationary bandits.* These three qualities are necessary but not sufficient […]
Read MoreEach Friday Susan Vass posts a column on one of my favorite websites, Power Line. She writes under the name, “Ammo Grrrll and goes by AG. Alas, “Do no evil” Google blocks my access to the Power Line site and Susan Vass and Ammo Grrrll. Apparently, censorship of libertarian and conservative sites is an ethical […]
Read MoreAs noted in the April 24, 2019 Earth Day insight we are presenting the Acton Line podcast: Green New Deal fantasies. Please click the link below if you are interested. https://blog.acton.org/archives/108133-acton-line-podcast-green-new-deal-fantasies-defending-andrew-jackson.html
Read MoreBountiful Success after the first Earth Day I’m indeed happy we are all still here and thriving despite the Earth Day predictions of 1970. (For amusement, please see the predictions below. *) Most of us relish the fruits of responsible liberty and live in sustainable ecological systems. We concurrently enjoy (at least) modest prosperity. According […]
Read MoreIntroduction By John A. Baden, PhD Jane Shaw Stroup was a writer and editor at Business Week Magazine when we met. The occasion was a seminar series on environmental quality and natural resources produced by my MSU institute in the Economics Department, the Center for Political Economy and Natural Resources. The M. J. Murdock […]
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Responsible Liberty, Sustainable Ecology and Modest Prosperity provide the context for wholesome lives. Within this trinity communities flourish. Eliminate any one and life becomes problematic. These were the themes of my talk at Professor Jerry Johnson’s Environmental Policy class at MSU last Monday. Of the three elements of this trinity, modest prosperity is oft underrated. […]
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Culture and Community Human culture involves a set of beliefs and expectations informally transmitted across generations. Some of these become traditions that help define a community. Here is one to celebrate, visiting and bringing food and treats to “shut-ins”. This term refers to people house bound by illness or injury. Ramona is now in […]
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Further Thoughts on Green Energy My calendar tells me last Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, I was to be at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans giving a talk on energy, environmental quality, and global warming. Alas, due to subzero weather and blowing snow we missed our flight by a few minutes. My theme was energy […]
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Good News! Health is Contagious You may know someone who can eat as much as he wants of anything he wants and never gain weight. However, to stay at a healthy weight most people past their teen years must constantly guard against such calorie packed temptations as prime rib, French fries, and pecan pie. […]
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