Why Government Lands Burn

07/15/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Progressives blame all the recent wildfires on “climate change,” but the real culprit is government mismanagement of public forests and grasslands. The recent fire at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is yet another example.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-government-lands-burn

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