The Hammonds, Mr. President, are not persons of generally good character. “Devoted family men” do not abuse minor children in their family.
Read MoreTrump Pardons Abusers—Of Public Lands, Public Officials, and a Child
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Bungling of the Bundys: A Postmortem Analysis of Government Incompetence
The bands of bozos that joined Cliven Bundy and his four sons in legally questionable escapades on federal public lands have mostly gotten away with it.... And now the conservation community has a chance to make sweet, sweet lemonade out of the Bundy lemons.
Read MoreThe National Wildlife Refuge System, Part 2: Historical Evolution and Current Challenges
Our beloved National Wildlife Refuge System arose with little systematic thought. From President Theodore Roosevelt’s proclamations of the first “national bird reservations,” many areas have been established under a multitude of names (wildlife refuges, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, waterfowl production areas, and more). What they all have in common is that their primary purpose is the conservation of native animals.
Read MoreMoving On After Malheur
The American system of justice may be the best in the world, but it’s not perfect. In the matter of seven defendants who—by force of arms—illegally occupied and caused damage to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon, justice was not served.