Tapping Water Markets in California
Drought may force the unthinkable: resorting to property rights and markets.
Property Rights
A Libertarian Theory of Property Rights
Libertarians hold that taking or using someone's resource without their consent constitutes initiation of aggression.
Michigan Cops Protect Citizens by Stealing Leaf Blowers From Cancer Patients
Medical marijuana growers face forfeiture.
Virginia Delegates Overwhelmingly Approve Major Forfeiture Reform
The bill, now before the state Senate, requires a criminal conviction to complete a forfeiture.
I.J. Analysis Confirms Modest Impact of Holder's Forfeiture Reform
The changes may affect about a quarter of equitable sharing forfeitures and less than a tenth of proceeds.
Lunar Licensing: Promoting and Protecting Private Business on the Moon
Why not instead an interplanetary Homestead Act and Mining Law?
How Uncle Sam Became a Bank Robber
Civil forfeiture and money laundering laws let the IRS seize the accounts of legitimate businesses.
Suspiciously Small Deposits Trigger Legalized Bank Robbery
The IRS seized $242 million between 2005 and 2012 based on allegations of "structuring."
Colorado Legislator Seeks to Abolish Civil Forfeiture
Exaggerations of Holder's reform make her job harder.
Here Is How Rand Paul's Bill Would Curtail Civil Forfeiture
The FAIR Act gives owners more protection and reduces law enforcement's profit motive.
Sheriffs Say Forfeiture Reform Threatens Public Safety
Less loot means higher taxes, cops warn.
Cops Are Still Robbers
Eric Holder's new forfeiture policy affects only a small share of seizures.
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.
