"For the last two decades, from the 1981 publication of his The Ultimate Resource (CH, Jan '82; The Ultimate Resource 2, CH, Mar'97) until his death a year ago, economist Simon took on all comers, whether the subject was population growth, natural resource depletion, pollution and other alleged environmental degradations, living standards, forecasts, statistical claims, or other contemporary issues that required someone who could interject a contrarian viewpoint or demand honesty of politicians, academics, and the media... Never one to shy away from controversy or a good intellectual fight, Simon always had plenty of disciples and detractors; this book, from the grave of someone who had a remarkably high lifetime batting average, should be required reading by both groups. Public, academic, and professional collections."

--A. R. Sanderson, Choice

"Julian Simon loved to make bets. Fifty years from now readers who peruse Earth in the Balance by Albert Gore and Hoodwinking the Nation by Julian Simon will giggle at one of them. Let's bet which."

"--"Ben Wattenberg

"Julian Simon had a brilliant insight into the economics of doomsaying... the business of environmentalism has fouled the marketplace of ideas to the point where truth is an endangered species."

"--"P. J. O'Rourke

"For the last two decades, from the 1981 publication of his The Ultimate Resource (CH, Jan '82; The Ultimate Resource 2, CH, Mar'97) until his death a year ago, economist Simon took on all comers, whether the subject was population growth, natural resource depletion, pollution and other alleged environmental degradations, living standards, forecasts, statistical claims, or other contemporary issues that required someone who could interject a contrarian viewpoint or demand honesty of politicians, academics, and the media... Never one to shy away from controversy or a good intellectual fight, Simon always had plenty of disciples and detractors; this book, from the grave of someone who had a remarkably high lifetime batting average, should be required reading by both groups. Public, academic, and professional collections."

--A. R. Sanderson, Choice

"Julian Simon loved to make bets. Fifty years from now readers who peruse Earth in the Balance by Albert Gore and Hoodwinking the Nation by Julian Simon will giggle at one of them. Let's bet which."

--Ben Wattenberg

"Julian Simon had a brilliant insight into the economics of doomsaying... the business of environmentalism has fouled the marketplace of ideas to the point where truth is an endangered species."

--P. J. O'Rourke

-For the last two decades, from the 1981 publication of his The Ultimate Resource (CH, Jan '82; The Ultimate Resource 2, CH, Mar'97) until his death a year ago, economist Simon took on all comers, whether the subject was population growth, natural resource depletion, pollution and other alleged environmental degradations, living standards, forecasts, statistical claims, or other contemporary issues that required someone who could interject a contrarian viewpoint or demand honesty of politicians, academics, and the media... Never one to shy away from controversy or a good intellectual fight, Simon always had plenty of disciples and detractors; this book, from the grave of someone who had a remarkably high lifetime batting average, should be required reading by both groups. Public, academic, and professional collections.-

--A. R. Sanderson, Choice

-Julian Simon loved to make bets. Fifty years from now readers who peruse Earth in the Balance by Albert Gore and Hoodwinking the Nation by Julian Simon will giggle at one of them. Let's bet which.-

--Ben Wattenberg

-Julian Simon had a brilliant insight into the economics of doomsaying... the business of environmentalism has fouled the marketplace of ideas to the point where truth is an endangered species.-

--P. J. O'Rourke