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From the Tea Parties to Occupy Wall Street, Americans are not happy with their government and they are making their displeasure known. But what is causing this divide? And what is the solution? Individual Rights and Government Wrongs examines two fundamentally different views regarding what type of nation America should be. Using examples from history and the contemporary world, this book looks at what happens when individuals are free and what happens when government intervenes in the lives of citizens. Individual Rights and Government Wrongs challenges both conservatives and progressives. It rejects the notion that government intervention is ever practical or moral, no matter the issue, no matter the “general welfare” that will allegedly result, no matter the “will of the people.” If you are concerned about the future of America, Individual Rights and Government Wrongs will give you the intellectual ammunition you need to fight current trends.
Since Roman times, it has been held that certain resources, such as air and water, could not and should not be privately owned, but instead held “in common.” Today, “the commons” movement seeks to destroy private property rights by equating air and water with such man-made values as the Internet and the electrical grid. This booklet examines the ideas behind “the commons” and demonstrates how property rights can be applied to air and water.
Fundamentally, history is the consequence of ideas. Every movement, revolution, war, and era is ultimately defined and motivated by a guiding ideology. In this book, we will examine the ideas that have shaped (or are shaping) government policies toward numerous industries. We will examine mature industries and newer industries. In examining mature industries, we can trace the long-term consequences of government policies. We can see the cause and the effect. We can see which policies resulted in innovation and progress, and which did not. In identifying the results of past policies, we can predict the future consequences of today’s policy debates. Virtually everyone claims to support innovation and progress. But claiming such support and advocating policies that make innovation possible are not the same thing. We cannot discern the difference merely on the basis of claims and professed intentions. We must look at the principles—the fundamental ideas—being advocated.
Both history and the contemporary world provide us with countless examples illustrating the importance of property rights to individual flourishing. From Plymouth Colony to Pyongyang, from Venezuela to China, when property rights are respected and protected, individuals prosper and thrive. When property rights are violated, misery and suffering is the inevitable result. Why is this true across history and across the globe? Why are property rights universally good? The right to property protects our freedom to attain and use the values that sustain and enhance our lives. Property rights enable us to create, use, and trade the things that make our lives better. Unfortunately, property rights have been under attack in America for more than a century. Those attacks take many forms. But they are united by common principles. Principles and Property Rights examines the source and meaning of the right to property, the principles that underlie attacks on property rights, and practical advice about protecting one of our most cherished freedoms.
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