Timothy D. Terrell

Articles

Bureaucrats in Ranger Hats: Why Government Park Management Fails

08/16/2025 Mises Wire Timothy D. Terrell

Americans wrongly believe that the best way to take care of our scenic lands is through government ownership and administration. The reality is that bureaucrats are not good land managers, and certainly not as good as private owners.

Why Government Lands Burn

07/15/2025 Mises Wire Timothy D. Terrell

Progressives blame all the recent wildfires on “climate change,” but the real culprit is government mismanagement of public forests and grasslands. The recent fire at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is yet another example.

Why Government Pollution Control Fails

07/22/2023 Mises Wire Timothy D. Terrell

Mainstream economists are quick to claim that environmental problems are caused by "market failure" that can be "fixed" by government intervention. However, the intervention itself is the problem.

Publications

The Economics and Ethics of Frederick Nymeyer

01/10/2017 Timothy D. Terrell

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 19, no. 3 (Fall 2016): 267–287 ABSTRACT: Frederick Nymeyer (1897–1981) was a Chicago businessman who supported Austrian scholarship through his publication and marketing of work by Mises and Böhm-Bawerk. Part

Media

Environmental Conservation

07/25/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Timothy Terrell makes the case for property rights and market-based stewardship as the true path to sustainability.

Money for Nothing: How Higher Ed Became Scammy

07/24/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Tim Terrell offers a critical examination of higher education’s economic structure.

Objections to Capitalism

07/23/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Timothy Terrell tackles the most common objections to capitalism, from inequality myths to profit “villainy,” and offers a principled, empirical defense of market institutions and voluntary exchange.

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