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For decades, property rights have been under attack across America and Texas. From environmental regulations to zoning ordinances, from business regulations to soda taxes, governments at every level have engaged in a relentless assault on the right to property. The right to property means the freedom to create, use, dispose, and trade material values. It…
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Political candidates frequently talk about their business experience and the need to bring business principles to government. Government, they tell us, needs to operate more like a business. But government isn’t a business, and it can’t operate like one. Businesses operate on the principle of voluntary trade. They produce a product or service and offer…
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Politicians and pundits regularly decry the increasingly divisive nature of American politics. From the Tea Parties to Occupy Wall Street, Americans are not happy with their government, and they are making their displeasure known. Individual Rights and Government Wrongs examines two fundamentally different views regarding what type of nation America should be. Using examples from…
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