I need to write at greater length about Shellenberger and Nordhaus, the men behind "The Death of Environmentalism" and the forthcomng Break Through. For now I'll just note that I think Dave Hawkins misunderstands their very important and very persuasive argument.
In truth, I'd much rather hear what Brad Plumer has to say first. A friend of mine and I were recently talking about how much we enjoy Plumer's idiosyncatic blog, and we both expressed the hope that he won't become a political beat reporter. That is a noble profession, to be sure, but my sense is that Plumer's comparative advantage lies elsewhere, specifically in synthesizing Vulcanian logic, an impressive command of scientific evidence, and a deep familiarity with many shades of leftish thinking. To the extent Plumer becomes a muckraker, it ought to be more in the vein of Multinational Monitor than Roll Call.
"I need to write at greater length about Shellenberg and Nordhaus ..."
Dear Reihan:
May I suggest you not fall into the Atlantic blogger habit of diving right into a subject without first furnishing the reader with some introductory table-setting, such as giving us the first names of Shellenberg and Nordhaus and telling us a little bit about who they are and why you are mentioning them. I know the Atlantic overseers want quantity, quantity, quantity of blog posts, but some concern for the reader is also in order.
Steve
Posted by Steve Sailer | September 28, 2007 5:19 PM