Ayn Rand correctly wrote that without property rights, no other rights are possible.
Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips is the founder of the Texas Institute for Property Rights. Brian has been defending property rights for nearly thirty years. He played a key role in defeating zoning in Houston, Texas, and in Hobbs, New Mexico.
He is the author of three books: Individual Rights and Government Wrongs, The Innovator Versus the Collective, and Principles and Property Rights.
Visit his website at texasipr.com.
A Noncrisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Just as statists use a crisis to advance their agenda, advocates of the free market should use a noncrisis to advance our cause.
A Case Study in Nuisance
Nuisance is highly contextual. An action that constitutes a nuisance in one context may not be a nuisance in another context.
Rent Control is Fascism
Rent control provides a pretense of private property.
The Lust for Power and Tenant’s Rights
Economic power is founded on voluntary trade. Political power is founded on physical force.
Rental Lease Options: Unattractive Alternatives Isn’t Force
We may not always like the alternatives that we face, but choosing between unattractive alternatives isn’t force.
Affordable Housing: The Costs of Democracy in California
On the one hand, housing advocates and public officials decry the state’s housing shortage. On the other hand, they continue to advocate for more controls and restrictions to be piled onto the shoulders of housing producers.
The Progressive Framework is Anti-individual
The Progressive framework relegates the individual to second-class status. The collective reigns supreme.
Texas’ War on Free Speech
Social media companies are not a threat to free speech. Governments that do not respect property rights are.
White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci Supports Dictatorship
In his zeal to protect the nonexistent entity known as “the public,” Fauci ignores the individuals who comprise the public. Individuals don’t matter to Fauci or any other would-be tyrant.
Alternatives to Public Libraries
America’s past, is replete with examples of voluntary, cooperative associations which provided for the many needs of the citizenry. One of the most striking examples is the evolution of libraries in pre-Civil War America. Even today, alternatives to tax-sup-ported libraries exist.
Logic: The Vaccine for an Infodemic
To determine the truth on any issue, whether we are in an infodemic or not, we must examine the facts. More importantly, we must arm ourselves with the proper method for examining those facts.
No Vaccine, No Service
A private vaccine requirement does not prevent unvaccinated individuals from dining out elsewhere. A government vaccine mandate prohibits unvaccinated individuals from dining out anywhere.
The Founding Fathers and Democracy
Democracy is a form of collectivism.
The Altar of Government Schools
If you send your children to a private school, you are not a bad person. And anyone who claims otherwise is a monster.
Regulations Impede Rationality
Regulations force individuals to act contrary to their own judgment. This applies to both irrational and rational decisions.
What About the Poor?
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is altruism. According to altruism, we have a moral duty to serve others....
Abolish Public Schools
The only way to improve our schools is to get government out of education.
The Fallacy of “Living Wage”
The fundamental issue is not wage rates, but productivity. If a worker desires a higher wage, he must produce more in a given period of time.
Lobbying and Political Power
Lobbyists are not a creation of the free market, but of a mixed economy–an economy with a mixture of freedoms and controls. When government has the power to arbitrarily dictate the actions of individuals, individuals will seek legislation that is favorable to them.
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