Keeping the spirit of the western frontier alive

Fixing Forest Litigation

Fixing Forest Litigation

"Reasonable reforms like these are needed to make litigation and injunctions less disruptive and fix America’s forests."

By Hannah Downey

Letter Recommending 4 Principles For MEPA Reform

Letter Recommending 4 Principles For MEPA Reform

Reforming MEPA could be a rare opportunity to forge bipartisan consensus around reforms that modernize the law for the 21st Century, increase predictability for business and benefit the global climate.

By Tanner Avery

Standing Up To Bullies

Standing Up To Bullies

"The education establishment’s bullies have made clear from the get-go they will stop at nothing to block Choice Schools for students."

By Kendall Cotton

A Summer Of Forest Litigation

A Summer Of Forest Litigation

A small collection of litigants, however, continues to derail forest management efforts with lawsuits—jeopardizing the environment they claim to be protecting.

By Hannah Downey

The Uncommon Ella Knowles Haskell

The Uncommon Ella Knowles Haskell

"The uncommon Ella Knowles Haskell played a major role in taking the common—no votes for women—and making it both uncommon and popular. Montanans should be very proud of her."

By Lawrence Reed

Escalating Conflict

Escalating Conflict

"Whatever the merits of this case may be, moving the complaint forward is sure to only inflame rather than mend a bitter feud between co-equal branches of Montana government."

By Kendall Cotton

The Education Establishment’s Big Lie

The Education Establishment’s Big Lie

"As the fate of Montana’s Community Choice Schools Act remains in limbo in the courts, Montanans should know that the education establishment’s smear campaign against Choice Schools is built on a lie intended to polarize the debate with fear and disinformation."

By Kendall Cotton