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Julian Simon

Paul Ehrlich is never right | Nerthuz/Dreamstime

Human Progress

Earth Is Nearly 520 Percent More Abundant Now Than in 1980

Thanks to the ultimate resource: the human mind

Ronald Bailey | 5.31.2019 12:17 PM

True prophet of abundance | UI

Julian Simon

Simon Abundance Index Launch on Monday at the Cato Institute

Mark the 49th anniversary of Earth Day by celebrating human ingenuity.

Ronald Bailey | 4.19.2019 4:20 PM

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Environmentalism

The World Is Getting Better, Declare Op-Eds in Leading Newspapers

Doomslayer Julian Simon vindicated after 40 years.

Ronald Bailey | 1.14.2019 12:40 PM

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Julian Simon

Resources Are Almost 5 Times as Abundant as They Were in 1980

New Simon Abundance Index elegantly refutes primitive zero-sum intuitions with respect to population and resource availability trends.

Ronald Bailey | 12.4.2018 12:40 PM

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Immigration

Julian Simon Would Tell Us: America Needs More Immigrants

The economist taught that people are the "ultimate resource."

David Simon | 3.21.2017 3:00 PM

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Rare Earth

China's Rare Earth Minerals Mercantilism Totally Fails: I Told You So Six Years Ago

Wall Street Journal has nice op-ed on China's rare earth bust.

Ronald Bailey | 7.25.2016 12:05 PM

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Policy

Mistaking Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"

Economic Super-cycles and Falling Commodity Prices

Ronald Bailey | 3.13.2015 1:30 PM

Science & Technology

Overpopulation is Sooo Over, Explains Biologist in New York Times

Ronald Bailey | 9.16.2013 10:44 AM

Politics

Betting on Humanity's Future

Cornucopians versus collapsists

Ronald Bailey | 9.13.2013 1:30 PM

Julian Simon

Ronald Bailey Picks Sides in the Wager Between the Cornucopians and the Collapsists

Reason Staff | 9.13.2013 1:30 PM

Science

Environmentalist Praises the "Vital Wisdom" of Anti-Doomster Julian Simon

Ronald Bailey | 1.10.2013 1:07 PM

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