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Hinga Mbogo is seen in his auto repair shop | Institute for Justice

Zoning

Zoning Regulations Empower Control Freaks—and Bigots

The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.15.2024 7:00 AM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom | Eric Thayer/UPI/Newscom

Regulation

California Won't Let Homeowners Insurance Companies Raise Rates, so They're Leaving the State Instead

Giving the state control over insurance rates turned pricing into a Byzantine regulatory process.

Steven Greenhut | 3.29.2024 7:30 AM

John Stossel stands in front of a "squatter's rights" sign | Stossel TV

Squatters

Squatters Invaded His Mom's House—so He Fought Back

Thanks to "squatters' rights" laws, evicting a squatter can be so expensive and cumbersome that some people simply walk away from their homes.

John Stossel | 3.27.2024 11:55 AM

A mother and father sit with their young daughter at a table, looking at an open laptop, with an open book and an open case of colored pencils on the table. | Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@sofatutor?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">sofatutor</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-blue-sweater-beside-girl-in-blue-sweater-4syO0fP1Bf0?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>

School Choice

Homeschooling Parents Are No Threat to Their Kids

Stricter regulation of homeschooling families will just lead to harassment from government.

Aaron Garth Smith | 1.23.2024 12:00 PM

Suburban family home | Photo 10785446 © Ligonography | Dreamstime.com

Affordable Housing

A Brief History of Single-Family Zoning

California recently enacted legislation that invalidates single-family zoning, as an effort to increase housing supply. Other alternatives would be wiser.

Robert Poole | 6.10.2023 7:00 AM

A picture of downtown Houston and its surrounding neighborhoods | Nuedesign/Dreamstime.com

Housing Policy

Texas Bill Would Legalize Townhouses

The Texas Senate has passed two bills legalizing building homes on smaller lots and accessory dwelling units across the state.

Christian Britschgi | 5.15.2023 4:40 PM

favela1 | Photos by Scott Beyer

Brazil

How a Public Housing Project Became an Unplanned Neighborhood

A favela in southern Brazil shows the upside of an "invasive" urban form—and offers lessons for U.S. housing policy.

Scott Beyer | 2.19.2023 6:00 AM

Geraldine Tyler is seen at an assisted living facility | Courtesy of Pacific Legal Foundation

Supreme Court

They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.

Billy Binion | 1.17.2023 4:53 PM

Thanksgiving dinner | Sonyakamoz / Dreamstime.com

Family

Friendsgiving Is Cultural Flourishing, Not Cultural Decay

Found families may ultimately lead to new ones.

Scott Shackford | 11.24.2022 8:00 AM

Gabriel LaBelle is seen with a camera playing Sammy Fabelman in Steven Spielbergs "The Fabelmans" | Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment

Movies

Review: The Fabelmans

Past imperfect.

Kurt Loder | 11.11.2022 7:30 AM

culture1 | Photo: The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food

Communism

Communism Destroyed Russian Cooking

Soviet rule promised abundance. Instead it brought misery and starvation.

Liz Wolfe | 11.14.2021 6:00 AM

zumaglobalthree242779 | Robin Nelson/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Property Rights

A Michigan Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold It—and Kept the Profits.

A state law allows counties to effectively steal homes over unpaid taxes and keep the excess revenue for their own budgets.

Eric Boehm | 11.6.2019 7:40 AM

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Reasontv

Kill the Mortgage Interest Deduction Now!

It's the worst sort of social engineering and special-interest payoff via the tax code.

Nick Gillespie and Todd Krainin | 12.11.2017 11:30 AM

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History

If These Walls Could Sprechen

The story of a small German cottage built by Jews, seized by Nazis, gifted to a Stasi informant, and taken over by punk rockers

Andrew Hazlett | 1.22.2017 7:00 AM

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