January 4, 2019 BLM uses Nature Conservancy deals to gobble up private lands As long as there is a LWCF, BLM will have the financial wherewithal to gobbling up rural land, in the West and elsewhere. The…
March 4, 2018 Incapable of caring for what it has, federal government continues to gobble up land These days, Interior spends over $200 million a year buying land. That raises the perennial question: how much is enough? The government already owns…
September 23, 2017 Get feds out of the real estate business Mind you, we’re not talking about national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, or BLM land. The “public lands,” as westerners understand that term, comprise some…
August 31, 2017 Feds’ determination to crush western dissent behind endless Bundy ranch retrials The feds are engaged in an extended grudge match against western dissidents, without regard for the cost to justice or the taxpayers. J.D. Tuccille…
May 9, 2017 Trump EPA strategy shifts enforcement powers from D.C. bureaucrats to states In giving EPA police powers to enforce environmental laws (30 years ago), Congress never envisioned midnight raids with SWAT teams and attack dogs, confiscating…
May 9, 2017 Federal lands management is failing, here are some innovative solutions Targeted reforms to existing management policies could provide local managers with greater freedom and flexibility to implement creative, locally responsive management solutions while remaining…
January 31, 2017 Zinke affirms support for unconstitutional federal control of America’s lands Excessive federal ownership is not only illegal; it is also bad policy. Federal land management is subject to the constant buffeting of special-interest politics,…
January 25, 2017 In final act of spite, Obama bans use of traditional ammo on USFW lands The ban, which includes cheap bullets and common fishing tackle, can be repealed by the Trump administration and was immediately condemned as an attack…
November 30, 2016 Colorado students supporting federal Bears Ears takeover vandalize antiquities Davis said the students responsible have been identified, but instead of punishment, the school has chosen to use the incident as a learning experience,…
November 24, 2016 How collectivism nearly killed the Pilgrims, and still keeps Native Americans in poverty No group in America has been more “helped” and “managed” by the federal government than Indians. Because of that, no group has done worse….
