45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More
Tag: ESA reform
Can federalism’s flexibility recover endangered species?
The federal Endangered Species Act has generated a lot of conflict over the last 44 years, but has little to … More
If the Endangered Species Act were a doctor, it would lose its medical license
The Endangered Species Act is popular, despite an abysmal recovery rate, because of survey bias, voter ignorance, and poor debate.
Can species be saved without the Endangered Species Act?
That’s the question posed in a post on Vice.com‘s Motherboard blog. The answer is emphatically “yes.” The question has to … More
Should property rights be taken seriously?
Over on PLF’S Liberty Blog, I have a post on how radical environmentalists answer that question wrong and, as a … More
