Commentary: The Tragedy of the Commons – From Overgrazing Pastures to Exhausting Our Reservoirs of Hope and Trust

Commentary: The Tragedy of the Commons – From Overgrazing Pastures to Exhausting Our Reservoirs of Hope and Trust

Back in the days, before child labor laws were introduced and before it became conventional wisdom that no young person could develop proper character without playing two dozen sports, mastering three instruments, and maintaining a 4.0 GPA, I had the straightforward job of driving milk cows to our alfalfa field in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains for some limited high-protein grazing.    What I learned was that cattle had an awesome tendency to…