[…] Takings initiatives give voters a chance to say how far regulations can go without compensating landowners when their property values are reduced by land-use regulations. In addition to being PERCβs executive director, TERRY L. ANDERSON is a bow hunter. In his βOn Targetβ column he confronts issues surrounding free market environmentalism. Contact him at perc@perc.org.
[…] position by examining several areas where moral issues weigh in on the side of the market place. This is not an argument that a society based on free markets is the same as a moral society; people can behave morally or immorally in a free market system just as they can inother systems. However, […]
Some readers might wonder why I, a liberal Democrat, spent this past summer as a fellow at a free-market think tank. The answer is that I believe that water marketing is essential if we are to prevent further damage to the environment from development. Where I probably depart from some of my PERC associates […]
Tired of the same old Prada purses? So many people are. Fortunately a few high-end specialty boutiques and even Bloomingdaleβs have an entirely new line of shoulder bags, clutches, and coin purses that are delightfully colorful and eye-catching. Imported from Mexico, they have been woven from the discarded candy wrappers, potato chip bags, and […]
[…] tried to prevent humans from degrading the reserves. Reflecting this philosophy, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) began restricting commerce in many animal and plant species in 1975. Project Tiger, which started in 1972, attempted to enforce a total prohibition on hunting and trade in tiger parts. In addition, it created […]
[…] trees, replacing buckled concrete, and dealing with expensive lawsuits related to falls on cracked concrete sidewalks. The demand for this new material continues to grow, and Rubbersidewalks plans to open a second factory in Lockport, New York, this fall, thus reducing shipping costs to East Coast sites. It appears that a new era is […]
Although the forests of British Columbia, Canada, are 96 percent government-owned, the management of the forests is far more market-driven than in the U.S. Forest Service.
These Plains Indians had a legal system based on accepted rules of conduct and individual rights.
Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.
Tribal sovereignty is an achievement, but just as important in enabling Indians to be entrepreneurial is recognizing the role of the individual.