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Zoning and Property Rights
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Nationalization Is Theft
by Thomas A. Bowden
(March 13, 2009)
Venezuela, Russia, and other countries that nationalize natural resources are violating private property rights.
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PRO-IP, Rights, and the Roots of Copyright Opposition
by M. Zachary Johnson
(November 16, 2008)
The pirate's desire for the content makes him act to destroy its source.
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Running with Robbers
by Matt Wingard
(October 31, 2007)
Few wealthy supporters of land use restrictions seem willing to give their neighbors the same economic opportunity they and their ancestors enjoyed.
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Economics and Property Rights
by Walter Williams
(September 14, 2007)
There are numerous issues and problems that are otherwise inexplicable unless we take into consideration the property rights structure.
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Property Rights After the Kelo Decision
by Walter Williams
(February 4, 2007)
Thomas Jefferson was opposed to a person being forced to sell his property for a public use, arguing that the essence of private property is the right to exclude anyone, including government, from the property.
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Property Theft in America
by John Stossel
(December 12, 2006)
Now ownership is subject to arbitrary rule by arrogant politicians.
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Re-arranging Deck Chairs on the Housing Titanic
by John A. Charles, Jr.
(August 29, 2006)
A central reason why housing is so expensive in Portland (and most other Oregon cities) is that the government has created an artificial shortage of homes through zoning and other types of land-use regulation.
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Eminent Domain is Never the Solution
by John A. Charles, Jr.
(June 8, 2006)
Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard wants the government to use its power of eminent domain to take property from one set of owners in SE Portland and transfer it to some others.
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The "Specter" of Condemnation Hangs Over All Property
by Tom DeWeese
(March 12, 2006)
It's unfortunate for property owners that the battle for the right to own and control their land has fallen on the shrugging shoulders of Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA).
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Measure 37: Oregon Supreme Court Gets One Right
by Steve Buckstein
(February 27, 2006)
Our constitution, like all other state constitutions, is not to be regarded as a grant of power, but rather a limitation upon the powers of the legislature.
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