Paul Schwennesen
Contributor
Paul Schwennesen is an environmental historian. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Kansas, a Master’s degree in Government from Harvard University, and degrees in History and Science from the United States Air Force Academy.
He is a regular contributor to AIER and his writing has appeared at the New York Times, American Spectator, Claremont Review, and in textbooks on environmental ethics (Oxford University Press and McGraw-Hill). He is the father, most importantly, of three delightful children.
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Kamala’s Memoir: Inside the Battle to Control Our Authoritarian Future
Harris’s ‘107 Days,’ like Trump’s presidency, reveals a partisan showdown between two equally joyless visions of centralized authority.
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Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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‘Surveillance Pricing’ Is Just Pricing
Seniors pay less for movies, students pay less for software. Tailored pricing is still disciplined by competitors and consumers, and it often means you’ll pay less.
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Denmark Passes the World’s First ‘Fart Tax’—But This is No Laughing Matter
Cow farts are a distraction, and the joke’s on us. The Danish tax is a significant step toward the state ownership of the means of production.
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1500 Hours: Haircuts, Pilots, and Regulatory Capture
Years of training and certification aren’t required to protect consumers. They exist to protect existing players and bolster training programs.
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Destroying Creative Destruction: Volkswagen, Germany, and the Will to Power
“Bureaucratic sclerosis displays its own cycles of creative destruction.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Hurricanes and Other Evil Winds
“Extreme headlines fit a generally understood narrative and are far more likely to be absorbed by the public. This selective attention pushes a bias toward extremism in climate reporting that significantly inflames the political climate.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Emergent Order in Inner Space
“In other words, the hand is invisible not because it is deftly hiding in the shadows, but because it isn’t there at all.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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The Manure Lobby: Farmer Fury in Europe
“When a motivated and adequately organized group combines to concentrate its lobbying power on government, it generates foreseeable incentives for the ruling legislatures.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Milei’s Bid for Freedom
“Rather than simply bemoan the poor policies of Peronist statism, Milei laid out precisely why the alternative to statism — liberated markets — can offer so much more.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Kamala’s Memoir: Inside the Battle to Control Our Authoritarian Future
Harris’s ‘107 Days,’ like Trump’s presidency, reveals a partisan showdown between two equally joyless visions of centralized authority.
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•
Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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‘Surveillance Pricing’ Is Just Pricing
Seniors pay less for movies, students pay less for software. Tailored pricing is still disciplined by competitors and consumers, and it often means you’ll pay less.
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Denmark Passes the World’s First ‘Fart Tax’—But This is No Laughing Matter
Cow farts are a distraction, and the joke’s on us. The Danish tax is a significant step toward the state ownership of the means of production.
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•
1500 Hours: Haircuts, Pilots, and Regulatory Capture
Years of training and certification aren’t required to protect consumers. They exist to protect existing players and bolster training programs.
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•
Destroying Creative Destruction: Volkswagen, Germany, and the Will to Power
“Bureaucratic sclerosis displays its own cycles of creative destruction.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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•
Hurricanes and Other Evil Winds
“Extreme headlines fit a generally understood narrative and are far more likely to be absorbed by the public. This selective attention pushes a bias toward extremism in climate reporting that significantly inflames the political climate.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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•
Emergent Order in Inner Space
“In other words, the hand is invisible not because it is deftly hiding in the shadows, but because it isn’t there at all.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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•
The Manure Lobby: Farmer Fury in Europe
“When a motivated and adequately organized group combines to concentrate its lobbying power on government, it generates foreseeable incentives for the ruling legislatures.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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•
Milei’s Bid for Freedom
“Rather than simply bemoan the poor policies of Peronist statism, Milei laid out precisely why the alternative to statism — liberated markets — can offer so much more.” ~Paul Schwennesen