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Without property rights, human flourishing is impossible. Without property rights, starvation and misery are the inevitable results. Consider Venezuela as a stark example. In the 1990s, Venezuela was the wealthiest country in Latin America. Today, millions are starving, electricity and water are rationed, and the nation’s hospitals lack basic supplies. Inflation is nearly 2,000 percent…
A Pyrrhic Victory for Property Rights?
Many are hailing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid as a victory for property rights. While the ruling is certainly worthy of celebration, there are aspects of the majority opinion that could turn this case into a Pyrrhic victory. The case centered on a California law that allows union organizers…
The Pen is Mightier than the Storm Surge
ByjbpThis was originally posted on Live Oaks on September 20, 2008. Comments have not been migrated. If you have seen photos of the Texas coast after Hurricane Ike, you are aware of the the destruction caused by the storm. Thousands of homes were seriously damaged or destroyed, and many will be prohibited from rebuilding. And…
Being Landlocked is not a Rights Violation
Parker County commissioners recently denied a landlocked resident’s request that the county build a road to his property. Jonathan Hobson inherited the property in 2015. He was allowed temporary access across adjoining property, but that access ended in June of this year after his legal suit was thrown out. After the ruling, Hobson stated: Our…
Transparency does not Protect Property Rights
The new mantra for the purported defenders of property rights in Texas is transparency, accountability, and fairness. A recent article by Gordon Sauer, director, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, serves as a example. Sauer writes: In virtually every other area of public policy, there is a mechanism for the public to speak out and…
Resolving Social Conflicts with Property Rights: Pollution
Environmental regulations are intended to minimize human impact on nature. But we must transform nature into the values that sustain and enhance our lives. Minimizing our impact on nature means minimizing our pursuit of values, our quality of life, and individual flourishing. It means reducing our ability to live. Nature has value, but only in…