PinnedWill SarvisThe Central Media Misconception of the JudiciarySCOTUS, the Supreme Court of the United States, is not a miniature version of Congress, yet the news media constantly misuses the partisan…5 min read·Jul 5, 2023--1--1
PinnedWill SarvisThe Myth of Balance in NatureThe “balance in nature” myth is one of the more persistent examples of environmental wishful thinking. In 2009, biologist John C. Kricher…3 min read·May 9, 2022--5--5
Will SarvisBlessed are the Non-MarketersI’m one of those writers who is a creative person, not a business person. I continue to be astonished at the rare individuals who are both…5 min read·Jul 3, 2023--1--1
Will SarvisReasoned Authority and the Limitations of Anarcho-Libertarianism(this essay originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of The Ethical Spectacle)5 min read·Mar 16, 2023----
Will SarvisThere Are No Pure EnvironmentsThe great writer John Mortimer’s most famous fictional character was Horace Rumpole, a British barrister. In one story, Rumpole warns his…4 min read·Dec 7, 2022--1--1
Will SarvisNature “Reclaiming” ItselfAn old environmental debate in the USA from the 1960s and 1970s involved the “purity” of nature and its preservation. Some of this debate…6 min read·Nov 30, 2022----
Will SarvisThe Joys of Urban EcologyNo one should litter cigarette butts, yet various birds in Mexico City seem to be using them to line their nests because the nicotine…4 min read·Nov 23, 2022----
Will SarvisRobust Nature, Fragile CivilizationIf we abandoned our towns and cities, they would instantly begin “reverting” to nature. In my neighborhood, this would take on the form of…4 min read·Nov 16, 2022----