Michael Tobis , a blogging climate scientist, kindly alerted me to his criticisms of Ron Bailey `s recent Reason post . Here is my response to Michael: Michael, thanks for the link and for twitting it to my attention. I`m not sure you really want to get me started, but I won`t let that get in the way...
Ron Bailey , science correspondent at ReasonOnline , has a very useful post up that outlines how markets and the institutions that underpin them explain declining fertility in Western societies, and that suggest grounds for optimism when looking at population growth in the developing world. However,...
In the context of the latest fuel strikes by European fishermen, George Monbiot has an excellent piece in the July 8th Guardian that explores the role of governments in subsidizing the destructive "tragedy of the commons" that is ocean fisheries . It is, however, a shame that Monbiot makes...
[updated] A great new post by libertarian Ron Bailey of Reason here: Congratulations to Al Gore But be wary of the man's proposed solutions for global warming. Ronald Bailey | October 12, 2007 http://www.reason.com/news/show/122960.html 1. Here are some excerpts (emphasis added), followed by a copy...