Brian Phillips, Author at Texas Institute for Property Rights

Friday Roundup 12-24-21

Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten makes an interesting point about the term “no evidence” (HT-Gus Van Horn). Alexander notes

If we objectively evaluate government’s involvement in housing over the past century, we will discover a legacy of failed policies.

In the early twentieth century the Good Roads movement successfully framed improved roads as a “public good.” Better roads, the

Activists are more than happy to spend money on their pet projects. That money, however, isn’t their own—it comes from

Increasingly, housing activists are calling for housing equity. This might seem like a call for justice, but the activists use

New York City is considering a law that would prohibit landlords from considering most criminal convictions while screening prospective tenants.

The methods for dealing with a supply shortage are well-known. Prices can be increased to curtail demand. Retailers can move

It is extremely rare for socialists and capitalists to agree on an issue. After all, socialists believe that the state