Property rights matter. When the only way to establish ownership of coral is by pulling it from the ocean floor, then the private coral trade will continue to deplete coral reefs around the world....
Rebuilding seascapes for underwater tourists, marine entrepreneurs are on the job developing coral condos. Reef Worlds is one firm expanding across underwater ecosystems, according to a Jamaica Observer article: “Our team was shocked,” Wallace...
After reading the June 15-16 WSJ “Gladiator of the Deep” review of Richard Ellis’s Swordfish: Biographer of an Ocean Gladiator, I looked forward to reading and writing about the book. The hardcopy is nearly $20,...
This University of Missouri at Kansas City page reviews term limits efforts, Supreme Court decisions and the Constitution on federal election law. Term limits may well be a good idea for returning to a...
Today’s Daily Mail shocker headline: “Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer by 70%” I tend not to rely on the Mail for science and health news, but...
The good news for affirmative debaters is that virtually no one is happy with current federal campaign finance regulations. So there would seem to be many opportunities for reforming the system. The bad news...
For past debate topics on environmental issues, I have shown students data on the steady reductions in air, water, and land pollution across the United States. Pollution discharges into America’s rivers, lakes, streams, and...
For the new NCFCA policy topic (“Resolved: That federal election law should be significantly reformed in the United States), students should step back and reflect on the role of elections. Edmund Opitz at Foundation...
Royal Dutch Shell has spent billions of dollars over six years preparing to drill for new oil in Alaska. Some twenty-five billion barrels of oil are estimated to be deep under the Beaufort and...
Economies don’t equilibrate and nature doesn’t balance. Both are concepts imposed on natural systems that are in reality constantly pushed around by climate and entrepreneurial activity. This matters for speech and debate students because...
