 | WyoFile economics writer Samuel Western has spent 25 years exploring the west. He's been a correspondent for the Economist of London since 1985, but his stories have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, LIFE, Sports Illustrated, E-Magazine, and High Country News. He's a contributing author to two books, The Next West, and Wild and Fair (due out in March 2008). He's the author of Pushed Off the Mountain, Sold Down the River: Wyoming's Search for its Soul, and A Random Census of Souls (due out December 2008). Western specializes in economic history, ethical issues, and examining the human aspect of shifting demographics. |