Brian Phillips, Author at Texas Institute for Property Rights

Taxation Without Representation

One of the rallying cries of the American Revolution was “taxation without representation.” While American colonialists took up arms against

Each weekend this summer, thousands of Americans will host a backyard barbeque. They will invite friends, family, and co-workers to

Arlington has become the latest Texas city to consider regulating short-term rentals (STRs). In response to complaints about “party houses,”

This is an excerpt from Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. To meet budget shortfalls, a growing number of municipalities and

The purported goal of land-use regulations, such as Austin’s CodeNext, is to plan the development within a community. On the

In the last post, we saw that Austin’s attempt to rewrite it’s land-use regulations (called CodeNext) has resulted in great

In recent years, much controversy has arisen over companies such as Airbnb and Uber. Airbnb and Uber are the poster

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips for his refusal to bake a cake for