George H. W. Bush proclaimed during the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 that the American lifestyle was not up for negotiation. The president of the most resource-greedy country in the world pugnaciously ...

In this time of extreme climate crisis, it is critical that we all reduce our consumption. But should all the responsibility lie on individual consumers? Is it a policy issue for regulatory agencies ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Other than trophy homes and big box stores, large SUVs and pickups are the most blatant examples ...

When George W. Bush took office in January 2001, the economy was producing roughly $10 trillion worth of output annually. This year, it looks like production will be in the neighborhood of $13.5 ...

Today, I wanted to discuss the matter of conspicuous consumption: the art of spending relatively large sums of money on luxury goods. When you see people spending close to $600 on a single button-up ...