Brian Phillips, Author at Texas Institute for Property Rights

Choices and Affordable Housing

The advocates of affordable housing ignore two crucial factors that impact an individual’s economic opportunities. One of those factors is

Environmentalists like to talk about thinking globally but act locally. The point is to think about the big picture but

We often hear individuals proclaiming their right to a particular value, such as an education, a job, or health care.

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Texas hornshell mussel as an endangered species. The action threatens

Sadly, contemporary comedic movies usually offer us a boring combination of juvenile antics and crude language. Fortunately, when we want

Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America, by Timothy Sandefur and Christina Sandefur, presents a compelling story about

There is a lot of fuzzy and imprecise thinking regarding rights. One of the most destructive consequences of this thinking

In the 2017 legislative session, Texas lawmakers sought to restrict the ability of local governments to violate property rights. Not