There are a few very special teachers of economics. Paul Heyne was one. Ken Elzinga is another. And PJ Hill is another. That’s Pete Boettke commemorating the teaching career of PERC’s very own P.J. Hill, who is retiring from teaching at Wheaton College this week. Here is an excellent tribute to Prof. Hill written by a former student.Continue reading “Tribute to P.J. Hill”
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Radio Interview: Roger Meiners on Green Energy
Today, Roger Meiners discussed The False Promise of Green Energy on the Mark Davis Show in Dallas, Texas. You can listen here.
Gas Prices (gasp): What Bogeyman?
Similar to politicians from the past, President Obama is pointing fingers at bogeymen for causing higher gas prices. In the past it has been toward people like me for driving a SUV, or non-hybrid mini-van as it would be. Last week Obama created a task force to root out fraudulent speculators. Whether speculators are fraudulentContinue reading “Gas Prices (gasp): What Bogeyman?”
A Midweek PERC Roundup
A midweek roundup from PERC fellows: 1. Roger Meiners writes that Colorado’s attempts to legislate its way towards green energy will harm the state’s economy by making energy more expensive and less reliable. 2. Andrew P. Morriss says the U.S. can’t afford to scrap nuclear power. 3. Laura Huggins answers the question: has the age ofContinue reading “A Midweek PERC Roundup”
The ‘Green Economy’: False Promise or Energy Revolution?
Last week, Andrew P. Morriss of PERC debated Kate Gordon of the Center for American Progress on The False Promise of Green Energy, a new book by PERC scholars. The event was held at the Cato Institute and is now available to watch online. Andy’s remarks are also the subject of today’s Cato Daily Podcast. Listen here:
Politics of Endangered Species
Buried in the continuing resolution funding the federal government for the remainder of 2011 is a rider that delists the gray wolf as an endangered species in Montana and Idaho. The rider had bipartisan sponsorship from Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, and Rep. Michael K. Simpson, Idaho Republican, but the public reaction is anything butContinue reading “Politics of Endangered Species”
A Free Market Earth Day
As has become the tradition, Laura Huggins injects some free market environmentalism wisdom into the national conversation on Earth Day. This year she’s at it again in the Daily Caller: “Green activism is often a threat to the very environment that activists are trying to save.” Instead, she writes, “a better long-term strategy for MotherContinue reading “A Free Market Earth Day”
Beware the Siren Song of Green Political Activism
Green activism is often a threat to the very environment that activists are trying to save.
Talking “L’environnementalisme de marché”
Today my colleague Laura Huggins and I spent an hour or so with Sandrine Bélie, a member of the European Parliament representing the group, Europe Ecologie. It was a fascinating conversation and I learned a lot. Here are some of the points I made: (1) Protecting the environment requires real resources, which have competing opportunity costs.Continue reading “Talking “L’environnementalisme de marché””
It’s OK to Print this Post for Earth Day
So says PERC’s Laura Huggins today over at Advancing a Free Society. Laura’s piece emphasizes one of my favorite Mark Twain quotes: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”