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Tag: principles

An Open Letter to Texas Central Partners

July 4, 2018 Brian Phillips Eminent Domain 2 comments

I love the idea of a privately funded, high-speed train between the two largest cities in Texas. This project epitomizes

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An Open Letter to the Opponents of the Bullet Train

July 4, 2018 Brian Phillips Business Regulations, Eminent Domain

Texas Central Partners has threatened many Texas landowners with seizure of their property through eminent domain to build a proposed

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An Open Letter to the National Butterfly Center

July 4, 2018 Brian Phillips Eminent Domain

When an individual takes property without the owner’s consent, it is called theft. When a group of individuals does this,

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Planks vs. Principles

July 3, 2018 Brian Phillips General

The Texas Republican Party biennial convention was held in San Antonio in mid-June. In the end, the delegates approved a

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The Roundup 1

June 23, 2018 Brian Phillips Roundup

Mismatched Curtains Sometimes, the inanity of government regulations knows no bounds. As an example, Mildred Bryant, a resident of Pagedale,

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Principles and Property Rights

April 6, 2018 Brian Phillips Books

Both history and the contemporary world provide us with countless examples illustrating the importance of property rights to individual flourishing.

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Thinking Globally and Acting Locally

April 3, 2018 Brian Phillips Environmentalism, Property

It would be an gross understatement to say that I am not a fan of environmentalists. I think that environmentalists

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Principles and Property Rights

March 10, 2018 Brian Phillips Property

With the exception of those who have taken a vow of poverty, human beings desire “stuff.” We want more than

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