brownlash

Term coined/used by Paul and Anne Ehrlich (Betrayal of Science and Reason, 1996/1998) for organized rhetoric that downplays or dismisses environmental problems. Paul Ehrlich applied the term to Julian Simon by name in his own retrospective account of the Simon-Ehrlich wager. First encountered in this vault via the 2026-09-14 promotion; watching for recurrence before promoting to a full hub.