Every American, and indeed many beyond our borders, are acquainted with the grisly details of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster a.k.a. the BP oil...
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The American people own in common a lot of very cool places. Among our vast wildspace wealth is the National Forest system, public lands...
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It’s hardly a stretch to say that the American commons encompasses a massive wealth of natural resources that accrue incalculable benefits not just to...
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We the people own in common all sorts of physical resources, valuable commodities that certain business entities or organizations would love to get their...
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Of course there is much more to the American commons portfolio than mineral wealth waiting to be extracted, air and water resources eager to...
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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...
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The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common But leaves the greater villain loose Who steals...
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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...
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