Of Cliven Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management
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Cliven Bundy and his rogue herd of cattle burst onto the national news scene last month, and in doing so, he introduced the American public to an agency that many had never heard of: the Bureau of Land Management.
Out West, the acronym “BLM” is a fixture of the vernacular. It may well be the arm of government that has the greatest control over rural westerners’ way of life.
About the Author
Travis Kavulla is director of Energy and Environmental Policy at the R Street Institute. He is a former president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners who held elected office as a Montana public service commissioner for eight years. Before that, he was an associate editor for National Review.
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Cliven Bundy and his rogue herd of cattle burst onto the national news scene last month, and in doing so, he introduced the American public to an agency that many had never heard of: the Bureau of Land Management.
Out West, the acronym “BLM” is a fixture of the vernacular. It may well be the arm of government that has the greatest control over rural westerners’ way of life.
About the Author
Travis Kavulla is director of Energy and Environmental Policy at the R Street Institute. He is a former president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners who held elected office as a Montana public service commissioner for eight years. Before that, he was an associate editor for National Review.
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