Bison Nationalism w/ Micah Meadowcroft
Evan and Center for Renewing America's Micah Meadowcroft discuss conservative environmentalism and how the idea of repopulating American Bison influences policy debates.
The Dynamist · Micah Meadowcroft, Evan Swarztrauber
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Show Notes
Over the last few years, a small but influential group of right-of-center Twitter/X users have begun outlining a vision for what they half-jokingly refer to as Bison Nationalism. In a lot of ways, it’s hard to fully understand all of the relevant context unless you spend too much time online. Is the idea of repopulating the American prairie with buffalo just a meme? A longing for tradition? Or is it a real policy goal? Why might certain communities find this issue compelling, and how does this fit into a broader vision of conservative environmentalism? Joining us to discuss this today is Micah Meadowcroft. Research Director at the Center for Renewing America, a policy group based in DC, and former White House liaison for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read his piece on the future of environmental conservatism here, and his writing on Bison Nationalism here.