Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.

Thou shalt not transgress the carrying capacity

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.

In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.

The exquisite sight, sound, and smell of wilderness is many times more powerful if it is earned through physical achievement, if it comes at the end of a long and fatiguing trip for which vigorous good health is necessary. Practically speaking, this means that no one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.