Property Rights
Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention Panel on Zoning, Property Rights, and the Housing Crisis
Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com Yesterday, I participated in the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention panel on "Socialism or Sensible Protections? Zoning, Rent Control, and the Housing Crisis." Although…
In Search of a New Environmentalism — Hayward Replies
Last month, over at Law & Liberty, Steven Hayward initiated a conversation on the need for a "new environmentalism" and what it should look like. To close out the conversation, Hayward has responded to comments…
Land acknowledgments | Power Line
We see the unescapable end game of this “land acknowledgement” business playing out in British Columbia (BC), Canada. From the UK Daily Mail, Hardworking farmer on verge of losing $1.6m home and business of 51 years after…
How Property Rights and Markets Are Overcoming the Marine Tragedy of the Commons
Last week, I was a guest on Kim Krawiec's "Taboo Trades" podcast--"a podcast about things we are not supposed to sell, but do anyway"--to discuss how tradeable rights have helped advance marine…
Cranbury, New Jersey tentatively agrees to not seize 175-year-old family farm
The township of Cranbury, New Jersey, will not take Andy Henry's 175-year-old family farm for an affordable housing development after all. According to a tentative agreement made public yesterday, the township has agreed…
YIMBY reforms win big in state legislatures in 2025
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Last week, California lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session with the passage of S.B. 79—a bill that overrides local zoning to allow apartment buildings…
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