In my book, The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, I show how a century of policies attempting to provide
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Zoning is not a Property Right
In Canada, as in the United States, single-family zoning is under attack. Canadian columnist Terence Corcoran (who labels himself as
Minimum Parking Requirements and Affordable Housing
In my book, The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, I examine many different policies that have impacted the affordability
How Rights Get Destroyed
A recent opinion piece at CNN.com addresses several bills that were introduced in the 2023 Texas legislative session, including a
They Should be Concerned about the Present
Many rural Texans oppose school choice because they fear what might happen to their government schools in the future. A
Adverse Possession
A little-known aspect of property rights is the concept of adverse possession, sometimes called squatters rights. Founded in common law,
Price Controls are Kinda Sorta Bad
An editorial by the New York Daily News Editorial Board provides an example of the nonsense that can be written
The “Shabbifying” of NYC Rental Housing
Howard Husock, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, uses data from the Census Bureau to illustrate how rent