Defining Ideas by topic: Property Rights

December 5, 2012
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Health Care vs. Health Insurance

by James Huffman (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
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The contraception mandate is not a form of insurance; it is a wealth transfer, plain and simple.
December 4, 2012
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Google: A Threat to Civil Liberties?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
When it comes to regulating large tech companies, the government should proceed with caution.
November 13, 2012
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One Nation, Under Compromise?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Our political and financial realities will force both Democrats and Republicans to work toward smaller government.
October 16, 2012
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The New Yorker’s Closet Libertarian

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
James Surowiecki’s attack on “Corporate Welfare Queens” is like something out of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations.
October 4, 2012
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Down With “Creative” Government Lawyers

by James Huffman (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
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It is unconstitutional to bend laws for political ends.
August 28, 2012
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Paul Ryan’s Intellectual Muse

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The wisdom of Hayek is exactly what this country needs right now.
July 31, 2012
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Richard Posner Gets It Wrong

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Are there really too many patents in America?
July 17, 2012
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How Unions Violate Free Speech

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
There's a better way to regulate campaign contributions.
June 19, 2012
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Psychology vs. Public Policy

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Why do moral intuitions break down in complex social institutions?
June 13, 2012
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Save the Whales

by Gary D. Libecap (Sherm and Marge Telleen Research Fellow and Cochair, Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
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Image credit: National Marine Sanctuaries
How the free market and property rights can help preserve a great natural resource.