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Clowns on the Left, Jokers on the Right
ByjbpThis was originally posted on Live Oaks on December 16, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. While Leftists in Washington are busy assaulting our property rights through “cap and trade”, health care “reform” and massive spending, “rightists” in another Washington–Washington University (WU) in St. Louis are busy assaulting intellectual property rights. Last week the Christian…
Property Rights and the “Public Interest”
The following is an excerpt from The Innovator Versus the Collective. Every government intervention is justified as being in the “public interest,” the “common good,” the “general welfare,” or something similar. These are collectivist clichés, intended to imply that some policy will have widespread benefits. But in truth, they are used to justify government interventions…
Conceding Moral Premises
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A Phanatic Conflict
Imagine the following scenario: You buy a house and over the next forty years the property significantly appreciates in value. The previous owner then threatens to terminate the sale unless you renegotiate the deal. This might sound absurd, but this is precisely what is happening to the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. In 1978, the Phillies…
Calling the Kettle Black
A recent story in the Texas Tribune details the difficulties that the holders of Section 8 vouchers have in locating landlords who will accept the federal housing subsidies. (The federal government pays a portion of the monthly rent for those with a Section 8 voucher.) Under Texas law, landlords are not required to accept the…
They Want Protection from Their Own Choices
Homeowners in Nevada are claiming that the state agency charged with regulating homeowners’ associations (HOAs) is a smokecreen. Critics claim that the agency simply does the bidding of property management companies and developers, often at the expense of property owners. The critics want protection from their own choices. Part of the problem, says a former…