We must address climate change with urgency, but also with political realism so we don’t otherwise lose the battle before we get effectively
Star Trek and Climate Change
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Mark Newcomb is a County Commissioner in Teton County, Wyoming and an economist. He is a former professional climbing and skiing guide, ski patroller and avalanche course instructor. Mark was also a co-owner of Exum Mountain Guides.
Avalanches, Pandemics and Democracy
Like in an avalanche involving a group of skiers where each has their own interpretation of the risk, there is no correct ‘moral’ stance
States Must Coordinate or the Curve Won’t be Flattened
All fifty states have declared states of emergency. But even under these declarations, counties pursue their own policies.
Why Trump is Winning Rural America
Addressing a room full of Wyoming county commissioners in mid-February, Wyoming Governor Gordon said something to the effect of, “If you
Why Economists Should Climb a Mountain
Despite this constant (though arguably sideline) presence in modern culture economists have avoided examining the motivations behind the pursuit