Posted by Todd Zywicki: COMMONS BLOG ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Interesting [1]observations by several members of Commons Blog on what they perceive as an increasing politicization and activism at National Geographic and National Geographic Magazine. I don't subscribe to National Geographic so can't say one way or the other, but it did prompt me to note that I used to be a member of the "Friends of the National Zoo" here in Washington, but canceled my membership after noticing a similar trend in the propaganda put out in their Zoogoer magazine. I recall that this [2]article, "Panama's Kuna and the Perils of Modernity" was the piece that finally prompted me to cancel my membership. From the article, "I would discover that the Kuna indeed have boundless respect for all living creatures surrounding them, and that their knowledge of plants and animals is tremendous. But entering the market economy has been disastrous for the Kuna--and their surrounding ecosystems--on many levels."
References 1. http://www.commonsblog.com/ 2. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2001/6/panamaskuna.cfm _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
