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Hypocrisy and Discrimination

February 23, 2014 jbp Blog

This past week, Arizona lawmakers passed a bill that would allow business owners to refuse service to gays if the

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Alcohol and “Food Deserts”

January 13, 2014 jbp Blog, Houston & Texas

A City of Houston ordinance bans the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of churches and most private schools, or

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Free the Energy Producers

January 8, 2014 jbp Blog, Houston & Texas

In its never ending quest to expand government power, the Chronicle calls for Texas legislators to re-regulate the state’s electricity

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The More Things Change…

January 7, 2014 jbp Blog, Houston & Texas

In 1993, during the final months of the last attempt to bring zoning to Houston, I gave a talk to

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Regulations Impede Rationality

January 1, 2014 jbp Blog

A liberal friend was recently lamenting personnel decisions being made at her workplace. I pointed out that, in a free

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The Importance of Being Earnest

December 24, 2013 jbp Blog, Movie/Book Reviews

The purpose of art is to depict man as he could be and should be—as man the hero. It would

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Democracy is the Problem

October 7, 2013 jbp Blog

With the government shutdown entering its second week, the blame game is reaching new heights. In the Washington Post, Ezra

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Elections Have Consequences

October 2, 2013 jbp Blog

In his comments on the eve of the government shutdown, Obama stated that “one faction of one party in one

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A Writing Lesson

September 16, 2013 jbp Blog, On Writing

I wrote my first book in about fifteen months. I have been working on my second book for nearly two

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The Altar of Government Schools

August 30, 2013 jbp Blog

This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 30, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. Rational parents want what is

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