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Tag: principles

Price Controls are Kinda Sorta Bad

May 31, 2023 Brian Phillips General, Housing

An editorial by the New York Daily News Editorial Board provides an example of the nonsense that can be written

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The Pragmatic Approach to Housing

September 2, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing

For more than 100 years, discussions of housing and related policies have been dominated by a flawed method. It is

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When the Principle is on the Other Foot

March 3, 2020 Brian Phillips Property

During the past several sessions of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers have tried to slap down numerous local ordinances that they

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After Today Comes Tomorrow

November 14, 2019 Brian Phillips General

We are constantly presented with some “crisis,” some issue that the media, activists, and politicians claim requires immediate attention and

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Humility vs. Pride

November 12, 2019 Brian Phillips General

In America today, humility is widely regarded as a virtue. In connotation and denotation, humility is viewed as having a

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The Moral Way to Control “Party Houses”

May 30, 2019 Brian Phillips Business Regulations

One of the complaints about short-term rentals (STRs) is that some of them turn into “party houses”–a weekend destination for

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Principles and the Courts

April 25, 2019 Brian Phillips Property

A recent article on Texas Public Radio illustrates what happens when the courts abandon one of their primary responsibilities: defining

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Political Expediency Trumps Principles

March 21, 2019 Brian Phillips Eminent Domain

In fighting the Trump Administration’s land grab for the purpose of building the border wall, Texas Democrats are calling for

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