Property Rights

Clancy Kenck bought land in Missoula, Montana, with the intention of building a duplex where he and his two older brothers could live. Both his brothers are suffering from declining health issues, and Clancy wanted to provide them with care that would help make their lives a little easier. The road to executing his plan … ...

Nowadays, there’s too much law and just one god — a federal bureaucrat. This is not what the Framers pictured as the federal government’s proper role. … ...

The City of Healdsburg, California, has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed less than two months ago by Jessica Pilling, a local mom represented by Pacific Legal Foundation. Jessica sued the City in September over its “inclusionary housing” ordinance, which tacked a $20,000 fee onto her family’s homebuilding project. The City has now ...

In a small corner of New York State, a family’s quiet, peaceful home was shattered by an unthinkable intrusion. Environmental police stormed in, seized a rescued orphan squirrel named P’Nut, took him away, and put him down. All because his owner allegedly didn’t have the right license. That’s right: In New York you need a & ...

No one disputes that environmental preservation is a laudable goal, but laws that seek to further that goal should contemplate the tradeoffs involved. … ...

The Supreme Court will have to recognize our property rights as first-class, not second-class, rights that the government does not get to ‘substantially regulate’ unless our plans explicitly interfere with someone else’s rights. … ...

Using your private property as you see fit for the housing option of your choice is one key to a productive society where free individuals can shape their destinies. … ...

We are experiencing a significant housing crisis in the U.S. because we are not building enough homes to meet demand. This shortage is causing housing prices to skyrocket, with the median home price increasing by 43% in the past 10 years. Half of all homeowners and renters are struggling to pay for housing. Experts across … ...

Sixty-seven years ago this month, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was released. In the decades since the book was published, it has become something of a bible for those who believe in individual liberty and a constitutionally limited government. Rand herself is thought of as an oracle of the individualist philosophy—making her heroic to some and ...