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The Constitution and the Rule of Whim

December 16, 2022 Brian Phillips General

In early December, Donald Trump wrote that the alleged stolen election of 2020 “allows for the termination of all rules,

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The Resurgence of Rent Control

December 14, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

In recent years, voters and politicians have increasingly embraced rent control in response to rising housing costs. The resurgence of

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A Denial of Responsibility

December 12, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

In early December, Maxwell Frost tweeted that he had been denied an apartment in Washington, DC, because of “really bad

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Don’t Confuse School Choice with Educational Freedom

December 9, 2022 Brian Phillips Education

Both Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have said that “school choice”—i.e., vouchers or education savings plans—will be

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The Forgotten Victims of the Lockdowns

December 7, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

Since early in the pandemic, we have heard countless stories of the hardships faced by renters due to the lockdowns.

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Another Folly in Austin

December 5, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

In 2018, Austin adopted a “preference policy” to sell homes to families displaced by gentrification. Six months ago, the city

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A Very Dangerous Precedent

December 2, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

In my previous post, I wrote about a ruling by the rent-guidelines board in Kingston New, York. That ruling reduced

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The Trump Card of Altruism

November 30, 2022 Brian Phillips Housing

Last summer, the city of Kingston, New York established rent control in the city. On November 9, the rent -guidelines

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