I once believed favoring the environment was something entirely reserved by the political left. Instead, I have discovered that the classical conservative ideals of responsibility, limits, and place work far more powerfully towards achieving the aims of conservation than most realize. Indeed, though our political parties don’t always make it seem this way, these conservative ideals can more effectively solve our environmental challenges than their modern liberal counterparts of subjectivism, boundlessness, and globalism.

The path towards solving our complex environmental challenges is not straight, and these issues are not black and white. Join me as we unpack the nuance of these issues together–and discover with me the optimistic truth.

John Constable – Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1829, via tate.org.uk
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The swift adoption of AI in ways that atrophy or replace the “human arts” reveal just how far our societal conception of “usefulness” has changed.

Because humans are sinful, an ideology based upon the sheer power of human reason alone to solve all ills is destined for failure. It is…
A South Carolina conservative, dedicated to the cause of responsible leadership and environmental conservation. Conservation is conservative!