Of course there is much more to the American commons portfolio than mineral wealth waiting to be extracted, air and water resources eager to...

Real estate comprises a substantial portion of what we consider the American commons, but as important as land is, we can’t forget about those...

The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common But leaves the greater villain loose Who steals...

The Cato Institute is far from the only organization spinning the snake-oil salesman line about how the commons are best preserved by being sold...

For many, the idea of assets and ecosystems is too abstract. Commodities like timber are too dry (sometimes literally) and boring to care about....

What exactly are these commons you’re supposed to protect? You, as an American citizen, own an incredible wealth of natural resources. Maybe the magnitude...

In 2006, I penned a series of posts explaining the myriad reasons why we (meaning the United States) as a nation need to protect...

When it comes to conservation, everything is connected to everything else.  Most of the birds that pass throught the United States during migration either...