Endangered species protection can be made effective—and honest—only if we recognize eight truths ignored by the failing Endangered Species Act. Among them: letting nature take its course isn’t the best way to protect biodiversity; and property owners must be given an interest in protecting sensitive habitat.
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Randy Simmons is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, and Professor of Economics at Utah State University.
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| Other Independent Review articles by Randy Simmons | |
| Fall 2015 | Tapping Water Markets |
| Winter 2010/11 | Bootleggers, Baptists, and Political Entrepreneurs: Key Players in the Rational Game and Morality Play of Regulatory Politics |
| Winter 1998/99 | The Endangered Species Act: Who’s Saving What? |
