For years, tenants and housing activists have complained that there is a housing shortage and that “the rent is too
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A Century of the Wrong Framework
For more than a century, discussions of government policy have followed the wrong framework. The resulting policies have not solved
Renters now Paying for “COVID Discount”
The New York Times reports that many landlords in New York City are significantly raising rents—50 percent of more in
Par for the Course
Eleven professional golfers, including Phil Mickelson, have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the Professional Golf Association (PGA). The players have
Justice and Intellectual Property Rights
Libertarians have long expressed disdain for intellectual property rights. As an example, Jeffrey A Tucker writes that “ownership is impossible
The Subjective Nature of Rent Control
In the few months since St. Paul’s draconian rent control law went into effect, landlords, tenants, government officials, and housing
Not the Way to Legislate
California routinely provokes rational individuals to scratch their head in bewilderment. The latest example is SB1327, a gun law modeled
An Unprincipled Approach to Housing Policy
Attorney and housing activist Randy Shaw provides an interesting example of an unprincipled approach to housing policy. In a piece