Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Eminent Domain Legacy at Chavez Ravine
Progressives are trying to fix the errors of the past, but they're ignoring the best solution: More robust property rights.
Progressives are trying to fix the errors of the past, but they're ignoring the best solution: More robust property rights.
A handful of states use loopholes to get around a Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice unconstitutional.
The ruling highlights need for state-level zoning reform and stronger judicial protection of constitutional property rights.
Revised versions of both publications are now up on SSRN.
Two brothers are asking the Supreme Court to stop their town from using eminent domain to steal their land for an empty field.
The property has remained empty for almost twenty years, after the Supreme Court's controversial ruling upholding its condemnation to promote "economic development."
Plus, a look at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Tina Smith's plan to resurrect public housing in America.
It provides an overview of several major issues in land-use policy.
The outrageous seizure at the center of Rebel Ridge resembles real-life cash grabs.
A Swiss publication invited me to write this article making the case for open borders.
Bobby Debelak, new host of this podcast, interviewed me about a variety of topics related to eminent domain and property rights.
t makes case that enormous benefits of organ markets create a strong presumption in favor of legalization that standard objections don't even come close to overcoming.
The city of Seaside, California, ordered a man to cover the boat parked in his driveway. He offered a lesson in malicious compliance.
Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, a leading expert on housing policy, offers some ideas on how Congress can use conditional spending to break down barriers to housing construction.
Kevin Fair fell behind on his property taxes in 2014. The local government eventually gave a private investor the deed to his home.
Economist Tyler Cowen argues the answer is "yes." But much depends on what kind of mobility we're talking about.
The Edmondson Community Organization accrued a modest property tax debt. The group paid dearly for that.
With minor exceptions, their proposals are likely to do more harm than good.
After a Michigan couple indicated their intent to open a green cemetery, their local township passed an ordinance to forbid it. A judge found the rule unconstitutional.
The 2-1 decision overrules a trial court decision that went the other way, and could set an important property rights precedent.
The report has useful data on the scope of the problem, and recommendations on what can be done about it.
If you want "local control" of land use, the best way to do it is let property owners decide how to use their property for themselves.
With prices skyrocketing, the city is weighing whether to regulate hotels further by barring them from hiring contracted workers.
Chelsea Koetter is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to render the state's debt collection scheme unconstitutional.
Recent footage shows a federal agent attempting to search a citizen’s bag without their consent, despite precedent saying that’s illegal.
Many states have enacted laws curbing exclusionary zoning and other regulations that block new housing construction.
The Church of the Rock is suing, arguing that the zoning crackdown in Castle Rock violates the First Amendment.
Notre Dame law Prof. Patrick Reidy argues that religious organizations are entitled to faith-based exemptions from zoning restrictions preventing them from building affordable housing on their land.
The state cut down private fruit trees and offered gift cards as compensation. It didn't solve the citrus canker problem.
The close 4-3 decision might well become a staple of textbooks.
There is a growing movement to let churches and other religious organizations build housing on their property that would otherwise be banned by zoning regulations.
Plus: unpermitted ADUs in San Jose, Sen. J.D. Vance's mass deportation plan for housing affordability, and the California Coastal Commission's anti-housing record.
It is coauthored with Josh Braver.
Recent studies diverge on the extent to which public opinion backs policies that would deregulate housing construction. YIMBYs would do well to learn from both.
A guest post on economist Bryan Caplan's Bet On It substack.
Plus: An interview with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the state's blockbuster year for housing reform.
Moving is no longer a viable way to grow your wealth in the U.S., says the author of Build, Baby, Build.
Plus: The results of rent control are in, California's tiny home program gets minimal results, and yet another city eyes a crackdown on short-term rentals.
Exclusionary zoning that targets housing gets more attention. But a new study highlights how restrictions on commercial uses also cause great harm.
The decision exemplifies a longstanding issue in legal theory. It also highlights the absurdity of zoning rules.
A listing of his four posts on different aspects of the book and the issues it raises.
Specificity, fertility, and political assimilation. Fourth in a series of guest-blogging posts.
The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.
Privatization of federal and state land is a massive missed opportunity. Second in a series of guest-blogging posts.
The book makes the case for massively deregulating housing markets.
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