Brian Phillips, Author at Texas Institute for Property Rights

Property is Theft (Not)

In his 1840 book What is Property? French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon wrote, “Property is theft!” Proudhon’s statement has been embraced

We are frequently confronted with claims that LGBT rights are under attack by conservatives. There is a problem with this

In Part 1, we examined the need to explicitly identify the content and the method for discussing a policy issue–to

In many, if not most, discussions over policy issues, the discussion revolves around a proposed solution. Proponents attempt to defend

An interesting controversy has erupted in Mississippi. Two private companies claim that they own the rights to minerals under certain

For decades, we have been told that individuals have a “right” to certain values, such as an education, a “living

Voltaire is widely credited with saying, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your

A major source of political animosity and controversy today is the belief that the rights of individuals occasionally conflict. The