Rothbard Explains the Proper Response to Climate Change
Whether or not one agrees with the underlying climate science, Rothbard’s analysis is useful in crafting a response to so-called greenhouse gases.
The Environment
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Did The Free Market Kill Coal?
Leftists often blame "the free market" for the demise of the coal industry. "And good riddance," they say. But, markets had very little to do with it.
Ruled by DC: Get the Feds Out of Western Lands
Obama's unilateral move to create National Monuments in Western states is simply the natural outcome of allowing federal control of so much land.
Are Libertarians Too Anti-Pollution?
Contrary to the myth that libertarians favor limitless pollution by capitalists, libertarian legal regimes would often put polluters out of business.
Privatize: Governments Have Failed to Preserve Endangered Species
Government attempts to end poaching of endangered species often create black markets and increase poaching, while doing little to preserve the species.
Dear Gary Johnson, There Is No “Free-Market” Carbon Tax
Calling an arbitrary government-imposed penalty on carbon a "market cost" is a disingenuous as not calling such a plan a "tax."
How the Feds Support Eco-Terrorism
The Federal government likes to play both sides of the environmentalism debate in order to increase its own power.
How the Government is Destroying the World’s Best Oysters
Decades of government mismanagement has wreaked havoc on the Apalachicola oyster industry.
The Economics of Hunting and Species Conservation
Remember Cecil the Lion? The backlash over Cecil may have reduced hunting in the region. But, as anyone familiar with how wildlife economics works, that hasn't saved any lions from death. It simply now means those lions must be culled by other, more painful means.
