In April 2020, the town council in Montclair, New Jersey, passed a rent control ordinance. The Montclair Property Owners Association
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When “Rights” are Wrong, Part 5
In previous posts we have seen how the “right” to choose asserted by housing advocates leads to the destruction of
When “Rights” are Wrong, Part 4
In previous posts we have seen how the “right” to choose asserted by housing advocates leads to the destruction of
Injustice in the Name of Justice
In 2015, The Texas Legislature passed a bill that prohibits local governments from forcing landlords to accept housing vouchers. Sen.
When “Rights” are Wrong, Part 1
Gresham’s Law holds that “bad” money drives out “good” money. For example, if legal tender laws declare that a one
The Law of Demanding Supply
The law of supply and demand is a fundamental economic truth. One of its tenets is that when the demand
Modern-day Luddites
In the early nineteenth century, textile workers in Britain burned mills and destroyed equipment to protest the increasing use of
The Housing is a “Right” Movement
A growing movement across the nation claims that housing is a human right. Indeed, in March 2020, Representative Pramila Jayapal