Thoughts & Views

Back in February, I wrote about the economic good of a pandemic. Not much time has elapsed, but much has transpired. I didn’t foresee most of it, and now my ...

Using antitrust laws to break up Facebook may not bring about the consumer choice that proponents want. Published by The Sunwater Institute.

Commentary on a piece in Yale Climate Connections arguing that climate policy is needed to strengthen property rights, while simultaneously opposing property...

If you lose something and stop looking for it for years, do you own it once someone else finds it? Treasure hunters and archaeologists don't always get alon...

If you own property along a river or lake, you are generally allowed to build a pier, dock, etc. In Wisconsin, if the lake is man-made and the lake bed is p...

Dark store appeals successfully reduce property tax liability. If property is assessed at market value, this is reasonable. Some cities want to factor the ...

Published by the Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity at Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business. Can a pandemic brin...

Someone's house was sold out from under him using a forged quitclaim deed. This could have been prevented by some very simple rules. Property is a "bundle ...

A city wanted to let its residents sue polluters in Lake Erie's behalf, but the Ohio state legislature put a stop to that. This why the Coase Theorem won't ...

One city imposed strict limits on construction, infringing property rights, driving up property prices, and contributing to homelessness. Now that city want...

Patent law and copyright law differ rather sharply, but a lawsuit may bring them closer together. Read more at The Sunwater Institute.

An Ebola vaccine was in the works well before the recent outbreak, but it was shelved because there was a lack of a market. A few simple reforms are bringin...

Published by the Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity at Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business. Hong Kong is known ...