Stephen Budiansky

In the following viewpoint, Stephen Budiansky contends that the ideas of environmental radicals and pro-environment intellectuals can encourage terrorists like Theodore Kaczynski to commit acts of violence. The Unabomber—as Kaczynski was called—killed three people and injured twenty-three others whom he believed were helping to destroy the environment. Stephen Budiansky writes for U.S. News & World Report.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What industries were Murray and Mosser—two of Kaczynski’s victims—associated with, according to Budiansky?
2. In the author’s opinion, what is the ideological connection between the Unabomber and environmentalists?
3. What do environmental activists, environmental philosophers, and Theodore Kaczynski believe is the solution to environmental degradation, according to the author"

Following the arrest of Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in April 1996, conservative columnists and talk show hosts...