the human right to own property
Several alternative ways of hog waste management have been studied, but few have been implemented in North Carolina. Currently the state caps damages that property owners can collect in nuisance…
The repeal of the Map act flew through the General Assembly this year with unanimous votes in both chambers. According to JLF Senior Political Analyst Mitch Kokai, floor debate in…
View in your browser. On Tuesday the Institute for Justice announced that: The U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judgment that had allowed the…
The Institute for Justice announced today that: The U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judgment that had allowed the city of Norfolk, Va. to…
Just how much freedom do we have at our leisure within our nation’s economy? According to this this annual report by the Heritage Foundation we are not as free as we…
Economists, historians, and legal experts will tell you that strong private property rights are fundamental to a free and prosperous society. Nations in which citizens can’t be sure that the…
I like History and keeping the ideas of the past alive, but Historic Districts can lead to a loss of Property Rights. I pulled the “Historic District” plan from the…
I just read the Sylva Herald in Jackson County, NC. I find two interesting articles coming from the mountains this week: The Steep Slope and Sub Division Ordinances were…
Out in Western North Carolina, the county with the most photographed Courthouse in the state, Jackson County will vote in 9 days on a piece of policy that will strip…
But it is a bit of good news nonetheless. From CNN.com: The House voted 376-38 Thursday to approve the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005 –a bill cosponsored by…
In order to beat George to the punch, here is a link to Professor Sowell’s essay de jour at RCP. He tackles the mainstream thinking that dominates jurisprudence. In particular,…