Facing the “fiscal cliff,” perhaps the president and Congress should start thinking in terms of the “foreclosure crisis.” All lenders, whether a local home-loan bank or the Chinese government, expect to be repaid either from the borrower’s income or, if that is insufficient, from the sale of assets. Where does that leave the U.S. government?Continue reading “Sell Yosemite, Hold a Smithsonian Yard Sale?”
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Thank You From PERC!
With the help of our donors, PERC fellows are able to engage in research, produce books, articles, and studies that provide solutions to some of the toughest environmental problems in a manner that promotes a society of free and responsible individuals. The PERC staff would like to thank you for your investment!
“Green” Wrapping Expensive Environmental Policies
From the World Resources Institutes initiative for Keeping Options Alive to the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, calls for conserving biodiversity are persistent. This goal appears reasonable, at least on its face. Who would argue against a wider variety of plants and animals increasing our chances for a life-saving drug in the future? It has,Continue reading ““Green” Wrapping Expensive Environmental Policies”
An Untrustworthy Trustee
PERC begins a colloquium this week on property rights and liberty in Native American societies. The program focuses on the historical emergence of property rights and how these rights have impacted Native Americans.
Property Rights for Indian Economies
Terry Anderson discusses how private property rights could improve reservation economies on “Voices of Montana” with Aaron Flint. “Voices of Montana” is the first truly statewide daily radio talk show that Montana has ever had. Every weekday morning at 9:06AM, with the cooperation of over a dozen affiliated radio stations, this program finally makes it possibleContinue reading “Property Rights for Indian Economies”
Q&A with Matt Ridley on Economics, Ecology, and Rational Optimism
As part of PERC’s recent Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology: The Foundation of Environmental Optimism,” PERC board member Gerry Ohrstrom sat down with science writer Matt Ridley to discuss what these two disciplines might learn from one another. Watch a short video of the interview above, read the full interview below (lightly editedContinue reading “Q&A with Matt Ridley on Economics, Ecology, and Rational Optimism”
The Environmental Optimist
As part of PERC’s Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” former PERC Board Member Gerry Ohrstrom sat down with science writer Matt Ridley to discuss the parallels of economics and ecology.
The Other Bakken Boom
In this PERC Case Study, Sierra Crane-Murdoch explores the challenges facing a tribe atop the nation’s biggest oil play. While mineral owners off the reservation have earned thousands of dollars for each acre leased, most allottees within have earned only a few hundred.
Little Pink Robbinghood
Since 2005, 42 states have adjusted their eminent domain laws to better protect private property rights. How does your state’s eminent domain law stack up?
The Pre-Columbian World Revisited
As part of PERC’s Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” PERC Board Member Steven Hayward sits down with author Charles Mann to revisit contemporary understandings of the pre-Columbian world.