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The Managerial Tyranny of Boomer Environmentalism
As Steven F. Hayward lays out in his forum lead this month, the environmental legal and activist movement that started in the 1960s, and which is best known culturally for the first observance of Earth Day in 1970, is rapidly coming to an end in ways that its advocates are just beginning to realize.
A New Environmentalism? – Steven F. Hayward
October 1, 2025 Progressive ideology won’t protect the environment—conservatives must present realistic alternatives. Is it possible that we have reached a turning point for environmentalism? Perhaps we have already reached it, but don’t fully recognize it yet? Let’s start with a basic axiom: the environment is too important to be left to environmentalists.
"Climate Finance Needs More Market Discipline" by Richard Morrison
Alternate Title Climate Finance Needs More Market Discipline Keywords environmental law, law and economics, environmental policy, environmental economics, economic policy, industrial policy, policy analysis, climate policy, climate finance, climate change, public choice, regulatory capture Abstract The market for climate and sustainability-driven products and services is potentially very large and thus attractive to many investors and entrepreneurs.
Interventions, Easy Money Run Amok
The publishing world is awash in books about how government has failed the people by shrinking. Ruchir Sharma has given us the rare book about how government failed by growing too large and doing too much. His proposed fix is compelling and persuasive, but his book’s most valuable contribution may be simply causing readers to rethink what has become a bafflingly popular narrative about neoliberalism, austerity, and the supposed triumph of free-market ideology.
When Corporations Try to Save the World – - Richard Morrison
Many observers of corporate America over the last several years have been surprised, confused, and chagrined to discover that CEOs and senior managers these days seem to be paying more attention to social activism than profit and loss. Big players in the business world are apparently determined to discard the longtime stereotype of corporate managers as greedy, boring bean-counters in suits and ties. They want to be perceived as cool, forward-looking, and generous.
Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins
Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins Anyone who takes economic ideas and their moral implications seriously would do well to clear space on their bookshelf for Seven Deadly Economic Sins. Read Full Article »
Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins
Print Reprinted from Law & Liberty Philosopher and business ethics expert James Otteson of the University of Notre Dame wants to save you from the error of your ways, and by doing so improve your life. His latest book, Seven Deadly Economic Sins, debunks a perennial list of economic fallacies about capital, government intervention, and prosperity, delivering a strong argument in favor of a market economy and the classical liberal political institutions that support it.
Capitalism's Cure The the 'Seven' Economic Sins -
Capitalism's Cure The the 'Seven' Economic Sins –
Capitalism's Cure for Economic Sins – - Richard Morrison
Philosopher and business ethics expert James Otteson of the University of Notre Dame wants to save you from the error of your ways, and by doing so improve your life. His latest book, Seven Deadly Economic Sins, debunks a perennial list of economic fallacies about capital, government intervention, and prosperity, delivering a strong argument in favor of a market economy and the classical liberal political institutions that support it.
Fossil Fuels Still Essential For Preserving Civilization
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Zero Impact's Grim Cost – Richard Morrison
Philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein sets himself two goals in his new book, Fossil Future—one significantly more difficult than the other. The first is to persuade readers worried about climate change that burning more oil, gas, and coal will actually benefit society. That might seem like the hard one, but it is child’s play next to the real argument: that the planet and its living ecosystem exist to serve human beings and their purposes, not the other way around.
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Fed Has No Authority To Target Oil & Gas Producers
(AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) It is not the Federal Reserve's job to protect us from climate change, argues Richard Morrison. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
Self-Defeating Environmental Activism – Richard Morrison
When we say, “the environment,” we usually mean the natural world and its processes, the plants and animals which we collectively call the biosphere. It is an age-old debate in philosophy, however, whether human beings themselves are part of “the environment” in the same way that every other living creature is.
A Lawless Environmental Agenda – Richard Morrison
Recently a Dutch district court issued an unusual decision ordering oil company Royal Dutch Shell to dramatically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, despite the lack of any specific Dutch law or regulation to that effect. This was a significant win for the environmental activist groups that brought the suit (including Greenpeace Nederland), but it is an ominous development for anyone who cares about property rights and the rule of law.
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