American Houses Keep Getting Bigger — And so Does American Debt
In spite of rising debt and worries about long term trends in affordability, new American houses and apartments are larger than they've ever been before.
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Why Politicians so Often Fail to Protect the Property Rights of the Poor
Throughout US history, government agents have often discarded "pure" property rights in favor of "development."
Trump’s Tariffs, Fannie’s Funding: How High Can Rents Climb?
Renters can't keep paying higher and higher rents, as nearly half of all renter households pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing.
Let Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth
We are living in a time when actual poverty reduction is ignored to focus on interventionist messages about "inequality."
Why California Has the Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate
Earlier this week, the 'LA Times' reminded its readers that California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
Private Sponsorship of Immigrants Is a Viable Alternative
Private sponsorship regimes sidestep the public welfare issue by attaching liability to specific people rather than the state as a whole.
Corporations Can’t Oppress Us without the State’s Help
Fear of a corporate takeover of our lives is based on an incorrect conflation of political and economic power.
How Socialism Ruined Venezuela
When Venezuela finally embraced democracy, it began to kill economic freedom.
Does Ethnic Heterogeneity Make Homicide Worse in the Americas?
"Social disorganization" — and thus higher crime rates — are often a result of interactions between different and competing cultural groups.
London Caves to the Black-Cab Monopolists — Blocks Uber
London's new ban on Uber removes Londoners’ freedom of choice — and makes them poorer.
