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It's a sad, sad story, now being played out practically wherever wild salmon stocks once were abundant. (This version refers to the Pacific Northwest, particularly to events in British Columbia). First, national governments wrest control over salmon fisheries from native peoples, and eliminate low...

I noted in my previous post - Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive - that Avatar had hit a surprising chord in China. Perhaps not so surprisingly. China's censors have said they have seen enough of the band...

As a follow-up to my earlier posts (note: link fixed) on how the rape of East African fisheries ($200-300 million per year) & ocean dumping by Western nations led to the rise of Somali piracy, I just ran across this interesting recent report by AP (" Kenya fishermen see upside to pirates: more...

I copy here some thoughts I posted on two linked threads by Jeffrey Tucker and Stephan Kinsella in November regarding problems with intellectual property , as well as some relevant parts of the comment thread by Stephan and others: My own view has come around to the idea that state-created IP is abusive...

[I note that this is one of my earlier Avatar-themed posts. 2010/02/15] I`ve often referred to Bruce Yandle , a "free-market environmentalist" who is dean emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Clemson University`s College of Business & Behavior Sciences, Distinguished...

[Updated, as noted] [I now view this as my first "Avatar" post. February 15, 2010.] My attention was drawn today to a letter to the editor published by The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) , an organization of free-thinkers who pioneered what is now known as " free market...