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Alien Priorities
PERC Julian Simon Fellow David Schmidtz focuses on conflict resolution at the intersection of economics and ecology. In this video, he explores “alien priorities.”
The Not So Wild West
On The Tom Woods Show, Dr. P.J. Hill, co-author of The Not So Wild, Wild West, tells the true story of the old West.
Q and A with Kenneth Bickford
PERC’s executive director Dino Falaschetti interviews Kenneth Bickford, president of Chapapeela Development Corp., who discusses “new urbanism” and his development plans in the greater New Orleans area.
Monuments no growth guarantee
At the turn of the 20th century, Congress passed the Antiquities Act – giving President Teddy Roosevelt the authority to restrict the use of any federally owned public land by designating it as a national monument. However, monument designation can bring distinct negative impacts. Here’s why.
Creation and the Heart of Man: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Environmentalism
Policy recommendations from theologians and Church authorities have taken the form of pontifications, obscuring many economic and public policy realities. Butler and Morriss offer a new contribution to Orthodox environmental theology by Church teaching but also by sound economic analysis.
Remember Coase on Your Next Flight
The next time you fly in or out of Bozeman, Montana, remember Ronald Coase and his wisdom about markets as problem solvers.
Coal export restrictions harm tribe and Montana
How opposition to coal exports is impacting one of the poorest communities in Montana — the Crow Indian reservation.
Does Destroying Ivory Really Save Elephants?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to destroy 6 tons of confiscated ivory. But does the destruction of ivory stockpiles really help the cause?
Fracking: Fret or Fête?
PERC’s Terry Anderson and the Hoover Institution’s Carson Bruno examine the hydraulic fracturing process and the market mechanisms which would allow us to take advantage of fracking’s benefits and mitigate its costs.