Volume 24, No.3, Fall 2006

Blind opposition to markets is reflected in the story of the Cayman Turtle Farm in the West Indies. Created in 1968, the farm raised and sold green sea turtles, taking the pressure off endangered wild ones. But many environmentalists’ hostility to commerce destroyed this innovative enterprise, as Andrew Morriss explains in this issue. Today, however, the farm has another chance.

Backlash

Terry Anderson

The backlash from the Supreme Court's Kelo decision could relax land-use regulation around the country. And well it should.

Saving the Tiger

Barun Mitra

China and India are moving in opposite directions in their efforts to keep the wild tiger from disappearing.

Urban Sprawl

Daniel Benjamin

Urban sprawl did not increase as fast as expected between 1976 and 1992 -- in fact, it did not increase at all.

Walking on Rubber

Daniel Benjamin

If you have ever been out for a stroll in your flip-flops and stubbed a toe on a cracked sidewalk that resembles a mogul run,…

Candy Wrapper Fashion

Linda Platts

Tired of the same old Prada purses? So many people are. Fortunately a few high-end specialty boutiques and even Bloomingdale’s have an entirely new line…

Letters to the Editor

Different Constraints The various articles in your special issue (“American Indians and Property Rights,” June 2006) together illustrate a series of fundamentally important points. First,…

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