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Paper Straws and the Limits of Environmental Perfectionism
Original: Paper Straws and the Fallible Logic of Perfectibility
A National Review essay argues that paper straws symbolise a flawed impulse in environmental policy: the pursuit of total moral purity rather than practical outcomes. The piece contends that demanding perfect, all-or-nothing solutions like paper straws often delivers worse results than imperfect but effective alternatives, and invites readers to rethink how environmental ideals are put into practice.
Why now: Paper straws remain a shorthand in ongoing debates over whether symbolic green policies actually help the environment.
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- Paper Straws and the Fallible Logic of Perfectibility · National Review
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