This week, the effects of Harold Evans' marriage to Tina Brown become increasingly clear, as Evans gives into the insanity and goes full throttle towards irrelevancy. In his latest BBC radio broadcast on all things American, Evans talks of one of the biggest stories in our country: the Endangered Species Act. (A pressing issue, indeed, and not to be confused with hurricanes, terrorism, the war in Iraq, or Tom DeLay.) After the jump, Henry the Intern reports between the sobs.

Okay, Harry has officially lost me. Last week he talked about private schools. This week, the subject was grizzly bears. Grizzly bears that were saved by the Endangered Species Act. "In short," Harry said, "if nothing had been done, the grizzly would be around today only courtesy of photographer and taxidermist." Fear not, the topic is of thematic relevance because the Endangered Species Act fits perfectly within Harry's ongoing interpretation of the American spirit — it's a manifestation of "the very best expression of America's idealism in protecting our natural heritage."

Not only does the Endangered Species Act exemplify Harry's glorious view of America, so does the great grizzly himself. "The grizzly is an icon," Harry said, "like the eagle and the buffalo, because it reminds Americans of the heroic past in which they wrung a civilization out a wilderness."

Harry told BBC listeners about "a solitary teacher" who was nearly mauled by a grizzly. Now she "never leaves home these days without a pepper spray" and even purchased a gun for her protection. This woman wants the grizzly off of the endangered list so the bear population can be controlled. On the other side, Harry introduced an environmentalist who found her run-in with a grizzly to be "inspiring."

Now that Harry personalized his fair and balanced commentary, he bit the Bush administration for wanting "to delist the bear as part of its strategy to give oil and gas developers uncontrolled access to millions of acres of public land."

Cue the contemplative conclusion: "It's not easy to decide between wildlife and energy, between the survival of the grizzly and the safety of people on the fringe of the wilderness. But long lines at the gas pumps, and three too many bears for dinner, make the circumstances for both delisters and developers just right."

Next week, Harry will examine how the actions of delisters and developers reflect the American entrepreneurial spirit.