Posted on Tuesday, 26th May 2009 by chrisjones

Amid the fountains of bloviation about the demise of Western Civilization because the California Supreme Court upheld a constitutional amendment, let’s have a short civics lesson. Civil rights are “civil” because they are granted by the civic institutions of the state.  There is a lot of pontificating – yes, @ColinKelley, this means you, though you [...]

Tags: Constitution, Prop 8, property rights
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Posted on Friday, 30th May 2008 by chrisjones

Look, it’s not that they don’t mean well. The courts really are trying. But the fact is that most judges do not understand how private property rights protect consumers. They consistently err on the side of “access for consumers” to data or markets, instead of protecting the incentives for providers to create that data or [...]

Tags: property rights, Realtors
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