Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and a prominent voice in libertarian journalism and commentary. He is the author of several books on libertarian history and culture. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 1999 on topics including environmental regulation and congressional politics.
ON AUGUST 2, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new restrictions and bans on the use of methyl parathion and azinphos methyl, two pesticides used widely and safely on fruits and certain vegetables. The next day, representatives of the American Crop Protection Association, the American…
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY created an environmental panic, those deformed frogs that have starred in media scare stories since 1995, when a group of them were first discovered in a Minnesota pond by schoolchildren on a field trip. They looked bizarre. Extra limbs and missing limbs were the most…
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