"The first seminar I was invited to was on global warming and climate change. I had no idea what FREE was or who John Baden was, but the invitation mentioned some of those who had already agreed to attend, and one of them was a scientist I had got to know well, and to trust...I took his selection as a good sign, joined the seminar, signed on for more, and have never been disappointed."
A Trinity of Values observed by Australian visitors to a Montana Ranch
Ron Manners, is a successful Australian entrepreneur, a member of the international Mont Pelerin Society, and a strongly committed classical liberal. In 1997 he advanced his good intentions by creating The Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, a free market think tank headquartered in Perth, Western Australia.
Wholesome Communities and Happy Lives
Three social factors help adults achieve wholesome, productive, happy lives. These are (1) living in a culturally compatible setting, (2) having meaningful employment (or earned savings) with adequate pay for modest and healthy living while (3) unthreatened by roving or stationary bandits.*
Each Friday Susan Vass posts a column on one of my favorite websites, Power Line. She writes under the name, "Ammo Grrrll and goes by AG. Alas, "Do no evil" Google blocks my access to the Power Line site and Susan Vass and Ammo Grrrll. Apparently, censorship of libertarian and conservative sites is an ethical component of the progressive strategy to dominate the media.
As noted in the April 24, 2019 Earth Day insight we are presenting the Acton Line podcast: Green New Deal fantasies.
Please click the link below if you are interested.
Bountiful Success after the first Earth Day
I'm indeed happy we are all still here and thriving despite the Earth Day predictions of 1970. (For amusement, please see the predictions below. *) Most of us relish the fruits of responsible liberty and live in sustainable ecological systems. We concurrently enjoy (at least) modest prosperity. According to expert predictions in 1970, life today would be grim and short. Instead, it’s wonderful—especially in the Gallatin Valley. Enjoy!
Introduction By John A. Baden, PhD
Jane Shaw Stroup was a writer and editor at Business Week Magazine when we met. The occasion was a seminar series on environmental quality and natural resources produced by my MSU institute in the Economics Department, the Center for Political Economy and Natural Resources. The M. J. Murdock Trust and other foundations funded this and other programs of this MSU “Center of Excellence”. (MSU’s name for such academic and extension experiments.)
Responsible Liberty, Sustainable Ecology and Modest Prosperity provide the context for wholesome lives. Within this trinity communities flourish. Eliminate any one and life becomes problematic. These were the themes of my talk at Professor Jerry Johnson's Environmental Policy class at MSU last Monday.
Culture and Community
Human culture involves a set of beliefs and expectations informally transmitted across generations. Some of these become traditions that help define a community. Here is one to celebrate, visiting and bringing food and treats to “shut-ins”.
