Conservative Journalist and Author

Tom Bethell

1 article 2012

Tom Bethell was a conservative journalist, author, and longtime senior editor at The American Spectator. Known for his contrarian takes on science, energy policy, and economics, he contributed to The Weekly Standard with a piece questioning the response to nuclear safety concerns.

Nuclear Overreaction

March 12, 2012 · Japan, Magazine

After Japan’s tsunami a year ago, about 20,000 people either drowned or were lost along the country’s northeastern coast. The same tidal wave overwhelmed nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. But no ill-health effects from radiation have been reported to date.