Thomas Hobbes, scourge of the property owner
This Yale professor [see video lecture below, 45 min.] extols the virtue of Thomas Hobbes, whose treatise enabled many of the most evil men and governments in the history of [...]
Protecting Private Property, a 45 min. lecture
Richard Epstein, author of Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain, speaking at the Hoover Institution. Mr. Epstein is an entertaining and engaging speaker. The 45 minutes go [...]
Australian Farmer starves self, demands property rights
Day 52 - Peter Spencer Ends Hunger Strike 1/12/10, Peter's announcement "I’m determined, determined to make these politicians answer to the people." Update: I have decided to make this post [...]
Columbia Gets a Lesson in Property Rights
The university tried to invoke eminent domain to seize land. Columbia University is one of New York's largest landowners, and perhaps the one with the most to gain from the [...]
It’s time to reconsider oppressive zoning
This is as relevant as ever. Emphasis is mine. USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), July, 1996 by George W. Liebmann Individuals should be allowed to use a [...]
Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America
Aside from being the title of a book, this is an excellent 1.5 hour symposium on property rights and the consequences of progressivism hosted by the CATO Institute. Part of [...]
What is property?
Property has a broader definition than most people realize. If we do not fully understand what it is, we cannot protect our rights, and will ultimately become slaves to the [...]
Eco-Facism Alive & Well in East TN
The violations of private property rights which have flowed from the environmental movement and its adherence to the erroneous theory of "intrinsic value" have already caused intense hardships for many [...]
Property rights under six-pronged assault
Via Rick Moran - American Thinker It has been called the best guarantor of American liberty and it is now under massive assault by liberal regulatory agencies and legislative manuever. [...]
TN Attorney General says Landlords can ban guns
NASHVILLE - A landlord can legally prohibit tenants who hold handgun carry permits from bringing their weapons into a rented apartment, according to an opinion from Attorney General Bob Cooper [...]