Malaise in Malaysia
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister and former finance minister, was recently sentenced to nine years in jail after he was found guilty of sodomy. The verdict, which has been condemned by government leaders and human rights groups around the...The Rise of the “Takings” Clause, Part Two
“Takings” Reform is Undercut by Relativism
The Antidote for Zoning: Bringing Objectivity to the Land Development Process (Part 3)
“Coming to the Nuisance” means exactly what it sounds like: if a property owner is using his property so as to cause a nuisance to another property owner, then the property owner who was the earlier to start his particular use is the one who has the right...Is Hong Kong’s Superstar Internet IPO “Tom.Com” Made of Smoke and Mirrors?
People in Hong Kong occasionally get a little over-enthusiastic when trying to buy hard-to-get items. When a real estate property is hot, for instance, both homebuyers and gangsters swamp agents with offers to buy. A few years ago, kids, parents, and their maids...Modern Day Benthamites Herald An Era of More Power to the Government!
The Supreme Court has struck down an Indianapolis law that allowed police to use roadblocks as a means of searching for drugs. The Court said that the war on drugs was not more important than the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits generalized searches and seizures of...The Rise of the “Takings” Clause, Part One
While the “takings” clause does not actually protect the right to property, it often serves as an effective deterrent.
