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Fighting Zoning in Hobbs

July 24, 2023 Brian Phillips Property, Zoning and Land Use

This post is the fourth in a series. About twelve years after zoning was defeated in Houston, I was contacted

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Fighting Zoning in Houston

July 21, 2023 Brian Phillips Property, Zoning and Land Use One comment

This post is the third in a series. In early January 1990 (I think it was January 1) the local

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Free Market Solutions

July 19, 2023 Brian Phillips Privatization, Property

This post is the second in a series. Before I could determine if Ayn Rand was correct in claiming that

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Without Property Rights, No Other Rights are Possible

July 17, 2023 Brian Phillips Property One comment

Nearly forty years ago I read Ayn Rand’s essay “Man’s Rights,” for the first time. I was new to Rand’s

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The False Alternative of Dictatorship or Dictatorship

July 14, 2023 Brian Phillips General

In opinion piece Andrew P. Napolitano presents us with the false alternative of dictatorship or dictatorship: One is not truly

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An Example of the Elephant in the Room

July 12, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

Last week, I wrote about the elephant in the room regarding the affordable housing crisis for low0income households. The media

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Picking the Wrong Enemy

July 10, 2023 Brian Phillips Property

Rancher and columnist Amanda Radke correctly notes that freedom and property rights are inseparable. And then she promptly attacks property

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Hotel California

July 7, 2023 Brian Phillips General

In “Hotel California,” Don Henley tells us that, “You can check out any time you like, but you can never

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