Little Libraries, Free at Last?
In October 2020, Tina Musich erected a small wooden box with a slanted roof on a post in her front yard in Oradell, New Jersey. The box’s glass-faced door revealed …
Property Rights
The Political Strategy of “Making the Other Side Better”
In an interesting recent Marginal Revolution post, my George Mason University colleague, economist Tyler Cowen, argues that we overemphasize beating the other side in political conflicts, while simultaneously neglecting the …
Trespass Claim Stemming from Activists’ Blocking Horse Race Track Not Covered by California Anti-SLAPP Law
From Golden Gate Land Holdings LLC v. Direct Action Everywhere, decided today (correctly, I think) by the California Court of Appeal (Presiding Justice Jim Humes, joined by Justice Sandra Margulies …
This Appeal Asks the Supreme Court To Reject Warrantless Gun Seizures Justified by ‘Special Needs’
The Supreme Court last year unanimously ruled that police could not rely on a “community caretaking exception” to justify their warrantless seizure of firearms from the home of a man …
Economic Liberalization on Israeli Kibbutzim Increases Support for Markets
Kibbutzim are Israeli farming communities originally established as socialist institutions with little or no private property, equal pay, centralized assignment of work duties, and communal child-raising. Over the last several …
Federal Jury Awards $59,000 in Takings Compensation to Property Owner Whose House was Severely Damaged by SWAT Team Pursuing a Suspect
Vicki Baker (Institute for Justice). Yesterday, a federal court jury awarded Vicki Baker $59,656 in takings compensation because her house was severely damaged by a police SWAT team trying to …
Ep 279: Religion is Not the Basis for Opposing Abortion, with Jose Galison
YouTuber Jose Galison, of the show “No Way, Jose!”, recently brought onto his show Kerry Baldwin to discuss the difficult topic of abortion. They talked about why religion should not be the basis for …
Beyond NIMBY vs. YIMBY – How Current Homeowners Can Benefit from Zoning Deregulation
Rapidly increasing housing costs over the last few months underscore the need for zoning reform. By breaking down regulatory barriers to new housing construction, we can greatly reduce the cost …
Labyrinthine Zoning Rules Restricted Homeless Shelters During the Pandemic
When Interfaith Sanctuary purchased an old Salvation Army building on State Street near downtown Boise, Idaho, in early 2021, it seemed like a dream come true. Everything about the property …
L.A.’s Eternal Eviction Moratorium
By this spring, nearly all the eviction moratoriums imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had ended, either because courts blocked them or because legislators repealed them or allowed them to expire. …