Edward Abbey

Fifty years on, "The Monkey Wrench Gang" remains a problematic text for environmental activists, who are inclined to endorse its violent tendencies.

"If the times have changed, Abbey’s ideas about freedom have in some ways never been more relevant."

"Everything, of course."

Earth First! was founded in 1980 to defend wildlife and wilderness areas more directly and uncompromisingly than most environmental groups.

One of the country’s oldest fire lookouts was destroyed last year in the largest wildfire in California’s history. What else is being lost?

Mark Twain would be hopelessly out of favor with both wings of the modern duopoly.

If we accept that we live in a desert nation, we can glean insights about how to live with aridity.