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The Principles of Property Rights
What is property? What are rights? What does the right to property mean? The answers to these questions are crucial. Our answers will determine our effectiveness in defending property rights. In this course, you will learn the source of property and the nature of rights. You will learn what the right to property entails, and…
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The Cost of Compromise
In modern politics, compromise is widely regarded as a virtue. “Reaching across the aisle”–working with one’s political opponents, is seen as the paradigm of leadership. But compromise is neither a virtue nor leadership. It is moral cowardice. In any compromise between good and evil, only the evil will win. For example, let us say that…
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Principles as a Policy
With low taxes and fewer regulations, Texas is known as a business friendly state. But it really depends on what business you are in. This was evident in the 2017 legislative session when law makers imposed new restrictions on small breweries. Craft brewers who produce more than a specified amount of beer and sell directly…
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“Excessive” Regulations
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on July 19, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. Americans often clamor about “excessive” regulations. They do not argue against regulations as a matter of principle, but only those that go “too far.” As an example, they might cite an Agriculture Department regulation that requires magicians to obtain a…
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The Businessman as Politician
This was originally posted on Live Oaks on January 9, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. Bill White has been Mayor of Houston since 2004. His biography page on the City of Houston web site states: He uses business practices every day at City Hall to improve service and get things done. When he first…
