Property Rights
Despite Holder's Forfeiture Reform, Cops Still Have a License To Steal
How the press exaggerated the attorney general's policy shift
The Persistence of Policing for Profit
Eric Holder's forfeiture reform is welcome but does not go nearly far enough.
How the Press Exaggerated Holder's Forfeiture Reform
The change leaves untouched the vast majority of loot that state and local agencies get from federal asset grabs.
The Fine Print in Holder's New Forfeiture Policy Leaves Room for Continued Abuses
An exception for joint task forces allows evasion of state property protections.
The Perverse Forfeiture Incentives Created by Equitable Sharing
The DOJ program allowed police and prosecutors to bypass state limits on asset seizures.
This Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for Property Rights. The Pilgrims Nearly Starved Without Them.
Things go wrong when resources are held in common.
Washington's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny Houses
Architectural minimalism runs afoul of outdated regulations in the nation's capital.
How Urban Renewal Destroys Neighborhoods
What happens when central planners bulldoze communities and try to build better ones? Trampled property rights, dislocated families, wasted money, and failed development.
Is Capitalism Environmentally Unsustainable?
The goal must be to find ways for liberty and the environment to flourish together, not to sacrifice one in the vain hope of protecting the other.
How Asset Forfeiture Allows Cops to Steal from Citizens
A Virginia lawmaker takes on policing for profit.
Obama Ally Wages Class Warfare, Says Bailout Victims Are Too Rich to Sue the Government
The outcome of a legal dispute should depend on the substance of the law and the facts rather than whether one of the parties is "megarich."
Get Ready for Keystone Pipeline 2?
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline proposal has the potential to become the Keystone XL of the East.
How Cops Became Robbers
Three features of civil forfeiture law and five Supreme Court decisions make it easy for police to take money from motorists.
Property Rights Under Fire in Virginia
Local government uses extortionist tactics to fill its coffers.
How to Slake California's Thirst
Following Australia's lead on water rights and water markets would solve the state's water shortage.
Rand Paul Tries to Limit the State's License to Steal
The Kentucky senator's forfeiture reform bill would curtail legal theft.
Atlantic City Wants to Bulldoze a Home to Benefit a Casino
Eminent domain abuse returns to the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Bundy Ranch Showdown Not Over If Harry Reid Has Anything to Say About It
Raid may still be planned
How Human Beings Shaped 'Wild' Forests
...and what that might suggest about people's rights to those forests today
Abusive Coastal Agency Demands Even More Power
Can a quasi-judicial agency impose fines without first taking property owners to court?
Nobody, Gay or Straight, Has the Right to a Wedding Cake
Rather than arguing over who can discriminate or why, look at what goods and services actually need government protection through public accommodation laws.
We Can Oppose Bigotry Without Politicians
Should bigots be allowed to exclude gays or blacks? They should be stopped-not by the state, but by nonviolent social action.
Keystone Pipeline Thwarted by Individual Property Rights, For Now
Rights not convenient for state power
The 'Crime' of Having a Hidden Compartment in Your Car
In drug cases, hidden compartment laws give prosecutors one more charge to pile onto the same offense, and contain scant protections for law-abiding folk.
