Topic: Property Rights

Classical Liberalism, Economic Education, Free Markets, Property Rights

Using People the Right Way

– September 7, 2023

“You offer me means to advance my ultimate ends, not my ultimate ends themselves. I offer you resources in exchange, but those are also means to your ultimate ends, not your ultimate ends themselves.” ~ Gary Galles

Economic Trends, Government, Property Rights, Taxation

State Development Incentives: Taxes, Investment, and Tullock Auctions

– September 5, 2023

“State ‘incentive’ packages do more than pay companies the difference in costs. Politicians have every reason to pay up to, and beyond, the entire economic benefit to the state, because their calculus counts costs as benefits.” ~ Michael Munger

Classical Liberalism, Economic Education, Entrepreneurship, Property Rights

Contra Abundance

– September 3, 2023

“Not all differences are due to injustice. We can improve our own situation, both individually and collectively, by acting prudently, wisely, and productively.” ~ Per Bylund

Books, Classical Liberalism, Property Rights, Socialism

Hayek Helps Us Understand Why People Are Losing Their Minds

– September 2, 2023

“Today, the extended order is breaking down. As order breaks down, so do our powers of reason. Many are willing to be taught to have disgust for those outside their tribe.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Books, Economic History, Policy, Property Rights, Regulation

Locked Down: What Do We Really Need Collective Action For?

– August 30, 2023

“Locke’s view, reflected in our Founding documents, is that preserving our freedoms requires one type of collective action: the preservation of our rights. No more. Actions beyond that benefit some at the expense of others.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Books, Property Rights, Regulation

A Review of M. Nolan Gray’s “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix it”

– August 27, 2023

“While most cities in the United States continue to constrain themselves with zoning as we have come to know it, Gray points out that there are some notable exceptions where zoning has been reformed or removed and the early results are promising.” ~ H. Sheldon Weeks

Books, Policy, Property Rights, Regulation

Should We Abolish Zoning?

– August 25, 2023

“Many people consider zoning part of the ‘property right’ they bought in their home. They really should set up covenants if they want that security.” ~ Jason Sorens

Education, Property Rights, Taxation

Crowdfund the Coliseum

– August 19, 2023

“It’s an updated form of participatory democracy, with citizens ‘voting’ with their dollars. The fundamental difference lies in choice, as people aren’t taxed forcibly but choose to back a project or refrain.” ~ Max Borders

Crisis, Economic Growth, Environmentalism, Government, Property Rights

Maui Needs Speculators

– August 18, 2023

“Some affected individuals would undoubtedly prefer to take a payout and move on rather than incur the expense of renting/purchasing a temporary domicile until the reconstruction is complete.” ~ Peter C. Earle

Economic Education, Environmentalism, Free Markets, Property Rights

What ESGers Don’t Understand

– August 8, 2023

“ESGers & Co., in short, want the power to free favored individuals or groups from having to play by the rules of the market.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Economic Education, Property Rights, Regulation

Rent Control Recidivism

– August 8, 2023

“The campaign to tighten rent controls in California, as in every other jurisdiction where the issue is in play, relies on voters’ ongoing ignorance and misunderstanding of the realities of the rental housing market.” ~ Gary Galles

Art and Culture, Government, Property Rights, Regulation

Historic Designations: Not All Bad

– July 30, 2023

” People can only live in one house at a time, but the enjoyment of living in that house depends in no small part on the other houses in the neighborhood, if they care about the aesthetic vibe.” ~ Janna Lu