Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips is the founder of the Texas Institute for Property Rights. Brian has been defending property rights for nearly thirty years. He played a key role in defeating zoning in Houston, Texas, and in Hobbs, New Mexico.He is the author of three books: Individual Rights and Government Wrongs, The Innovator Versus the Collective, and Principles and Property Rights.Visit his website at texasipr.com.

A Predictable Consequence of Trump’s Pragmatism

Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, it was easy to predict that his arbitrary tariffs would increase prices.

The Self-Interest of Self-Regulation

The Self-Interest of Self-Regulation

Honest businessmen, who are well aware of the importance of customer goodwill, try to insure that their businesses are not harmed by the unscrupulous actions of others. Many of them have formed voluntary associations to provide self-regulation in their industries.

Subsidies and Government Schools

Subsidies and Government Schools

If rural Texans want government schools, then they should be willing to pay for them. Nobody is stopping them from making voluntary contributions to their local schools. They aren’t doing that because they would prefer to force others to “contribute” to their cause.

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

It is rare that a book can objectively present the facts and then draw all of the wrong conclusions. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017, is one such book.

Tenants Have No Special Rights

Tenants Have No Special Rights

The advocates of “tenants’ rights” imply that tenants have rights that are separate and distinct from landlords and other individuals.

The Landlord Shrugged

The Landlord Shrugged

Government officials love to loudly proclaim the great benefits that tenants will enjoy by restricting and controlling landlords. The folly of their schemes will become clear when they discover that the landlord shrugged.

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