| Jerry Taylor | |
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| Born | Jerome Cogburn Taylor (1963-08-02) August 2, 1963 (age 61) |
| Nationality | American |
Jerome Cogburn Taylor (born August 2, 1963) is an American environmental activist, policy analyst, and game designer. Taylor cofounded the Niskanen Center, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that, among other things, advocates for market environmentalism and the adoption of a carbon tax system to combat global warming.
Early life and education
Taylor attended the University of Iowa as a political science major. As a student, Taylor became an editor of the Hawkeye Review, a conservative student newspaper that served as an alternative to the Daily Iowan, and founded “Students for Traditional American Freedoms”, a conservative activist group.
Career
Before founding the Niskanen Center in 2014, Taylor was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he previously espoused a skeptical position on environmental issues. Taylor's case is a prominent example of a former climate-change denier who came to embrace policies to address climate change after researching the scientific consensus behind man-made global warming. During the 1990s and 2000s Taylor made regular media appearances as a global warming denier, including on Penn and Teller's show Bullshit as well as a special edition of the John Stossel show devoted to attacking climate science. After being challenged by Joe Romm to fact-check sources, Taylor changed his prior beliefs because "the scientific evidence became stronger and stronger over time."
On September 6 2021, Taylor resigned from the Niskanen Institute. He had been placed on administrative leave by the Institute a few days earlier after the board became aware of him being charged with domestic violence against his wife. Those charges were subsequently dismissed in court.
He is also a board game designer who has released three wargames, Hammer of the Scots, Crusader Rex, and Richard III.
Personal life
Taylor's brother, James Taylor, is president at the Heartland Institute which opposes addressing climate change.
See also
References
- ^ "THINK TANKS: Brothers duke it out from opposite sides of climate fight". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Lerner, Sharon (28 April 2017). "How a Professional Climate Change Denier Discovered the Lies and Decided to Fight for Science". The Intercept. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020.
- ^ Roberts, David (2015-05-12). "The arguments that convinced a libertarian to support aggressive action on climate". Vox. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- Johnston, Ian (2 May 2017). "How climate change deniers' lies made a leading sceptic change sides". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
- "Think tank president quits after domestic violence complaint". Politico. 2021-09-29.
- "Interview with Jerry Taylor". 2005-04-04. Archived from the original on 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
External links
- Gamefest interview with Jerry Taylor Archived 2006-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Cato Institute bio page for Jerry Taylor
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