Property Rights

Progressives argue that free markets stand in the way of economic and racial equality. In fact, free markets are the only vehicle that can help make people more equal.

Progressive elites tell us we will own nothing and will be happy. They forget that fundamental human rights are linked to property rights.

While advocates of "decolonization" claim that property rights are a form of "Eurocentric imperialism," they also demand that results of economic prosperity that follow an ethic of property rights. "Decolonizers" cannot have it both ways.

Intellectual property laws provide another example of how government stifles innovation and competition.

Progressives argue that free markets stand in the way of economic and racial equality. In fact, free markets are the only vehicle that can help make people more equal.

Intellectual property laws provide another example of how government stifles innovation and competition.

All of us have experienced government road closures and the traffic and safety nightmares they create. Private roads may be the answer to solving the problem.

While zoning laws do not explain all homelessness in this country, they help make housing less affordable, putting more people on the streets who no longer can pay for a place to live.

All of us have experienced government road closures and the traffic and safety nightmares they create. Private roads may be the answer to solving the problem.

Some critics of the market claim that markets are effective only under the near-impossible conditions of perfect competition, among other criticisms. Deirdre McCloskey addresses these issues and more, as David Gordon points out in this review.