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Justice Scalia’s Death Could Lead to a Seismic Shift in Environmental Law

written by H. Sterling Burnett

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Reevaluating Eminent Domain’s Benefits Necessary for Economic Success

by Jesse Hathaway January 8, 2015

A recent study of eminent domain takings and their associated state and local government tax revenues suggests buying grandma’s farmhouse to make room for a strip mall isn’t the automatic economic boon it’s claimed to be, leaving some wondering if the use of eminent domain as an economic booster is ethical.

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Putting Bicycles Ahead of People

by Tom DeWeese August 15, 2013

The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) has begun seizing people’s private property for its latest “essential” project – a $5-million bike path extension!

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Richmond, Calif. Plots to Seize Mortgages and Enrich Private Interests

written by Sean Parnell

Supreme Court Hands Huge Win to Families on School Choice July 1, 2020
Under the U.S. Constitution, states no longer may prevent parents from choosing religious schools if they are participating in a school choice program.
Security for me — but not for thee June 30, 2020
Three Minneapolis city council members have private security officers protecting them at city expense.
The Culture War and the Progressive Delusion June 30, 2020
The culture war isn't fought in Washington.
John Roberts Outsmarts Himself Yet Again June 30, 2020
Chief Justice Roberts’s capricious application of stare decisis is startling. After all, stare decisis didn’t stop him from overturning precedent in Citizens…
Social Media’s Election Interference - American Greatness June 30, 2020
What Facebook and Twitter are doing is no less insidious than meddling by a foreign adversary. Their activity is political, not commercial.
Opinion | Woke Capital Targets Free Speech June 30, 2020
Advertisers want to turn Facebook into a political enforcement tool.
Trump Will Win If He Responds to Righteous Voter Rage - American Greatness June 29, 2020
The hour of reckoning is here. Either Trump will crush the lawlessness and win swing voters to his side, or he will listen to the trimmers and lose the country.
The Morning Briefing: Will the 2020 Rage Mob Survive a Trip to the Suburbs? June 29, 2020
A friend of mine recently said that you-know-what was “gonna get real when they start going into neighborhoods.”
Bethany Mandel: The Showdown is On: Teacher’s Unions vs. Kids June 29, 2020
With school districts across the country announcing their plans for next year, it’s clear that a battle is brewing between teacher’s unions and parents.
How Far Gone Is Big Business? Part I June 29, 2020
Small business remains generally conservative, but big business is mostly on the Left. How can that be?