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Protecting Us from Our Protectors

In the 2017 legislative session, the Texas House considered a bill that would severely limit the ability of local governments

In Part 1, we examined the tragedy of the “commons.” In that post, the argument for government regulation was presented.

In 1968, Garrett Hardin wrote a highly influential article titled “The Tragedy of the Commons,” in which he examined the

During the 2017 Texas legislative session, protecting property rights from violations by local governments was a recurring subject and the

It is said that politics sometimes makes strange bedfellows. Politicians who seem to oppose one another on virtually every issue

For decades, property rights have been under attack across America and Texas. From environmental regulations to zoning ordinances, from business

Each time it enters a new market, Uber meets with vehement protests. But those protests do not come from consumers.

Last week, I wrote about the relationship between property rights and human flourishing. Writing on Forbes.com, Chuck DeVore provides further