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The Practicality of Private Waterways

January 30, 2013 jbp Articles

The following article was published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Objective Standard. $  $  $ For centuries, few

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Houston, We Have a (Zoning) Problem

January 30, 2013 jbp Articles

The following article was published in the Spring 2009 issue of The Objective Standard. $  $  $ Houston, Texas, my

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City Can’t Eliminate Gangs by Behaving Like One

January 30, 2013 jbp Articles

The following article was published in the Houston Chronicle on July 21, 1994. $  $  $ Consider the following scenario:

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Progressivism Comes to Houston

January 30, 2013 jbp Articles

This article was published in the February 1990 issue of The Freeman. $  $  $ During the Progressive Era of

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Private Cities

January 30, 2013 jbp Articles

This article was published in the March 1989 issue of The Freeman. $  $  $ In recent years, the benefits

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Individual Rights and Government Wrongs

January 30, 2013 jbp Books

Politicians and pundits regularly decry the increasingly divisive nature of American politics. From the Tea Parties to Occupy Wall Street,

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Texas Patriots Talk

January 30, 2013 jbp Talks

On September 4, 2012, I spoke to the Texas Patriots PAC on “Individual Rights and the Tea Party.”

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The Theory and Danger of “the Commons”

January 30, 2013 jbp Talks

Since Roman times, it has been held that certain resources, such as air and water, cannot and should not be

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Racism, Cartels, and Jim Crow

December 26, 2010 jbp Live Oaks

This was originally posted on Live Oaks on December 26, 2010. Comments have not been migrated. It is often claimed

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Television, Phones, and Freedom

November 18, 2010 jbp Live Oaks

This was originally posted on Live Oaks on November 18, 2010. Comments have not been migrated. On Sunday the Chronicle

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The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, is available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback.

I am pleased to announce the release of an online writing course. I bring a unique perspective to the course. Writing is primarily a thinking skill, and if the writer’s thoughts aren’t clear and organized in his own mind, then they won’t be clear and organized when he expresses them on paper. Much of the course is aimed at improving and clarifying one’s thinking. You can learn more by clicking here.

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