What My Christian Faith Brings to My Views on Land Use
I have attempted to think through the implications of the teaching of the Scripture, and of the Christian faith, for land use and land use law. One issue for me…
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Why Land Use is One of the First Liberties
…call myself a ‘communitarian;’ land use and other forms of regulation are one area where I, not at all a philosophical libertarian, tend to be ‘libertarian.’ And it is usually…
More on Christian Faith and Land Use: The Issue of Profiling
…Christian faith informs my views of land use. Another moral issue that weighs heavily on me as a Christian is the sin of prejudice and the whole issue of ‘profiling’….
The ‘Single Family or Bust’ People Will Probably Leave Southern California, No Matter What Land Use Policy We Now Follow
A lot of people, especially families with children, would prefer a single-family home. Of course they would, and I’m not going to find fault with that lifestyle as long as…
A Conference Held to Honor my Father, Howard F. Ahmanson Sr.: “WWHD — What Would Howard Do?”
…was from William Fischel of Dartmouth. He has written Zoning Rules!, The Homevoter Hypothesis, and Regulatory Takings. These writings trace the history of the revolution in attitudes toward land use…
The Unbreakable Contradiction in Our View of Housing
…tool’? I wonder. [The best books on the history of zoning and land use regulation are the works of William Fischel, which I will not take the time to discuss…
‘Freedom From Speech’ and Freedom From Other Things
…‘personal peace’ or ‘affluence’. I suspect that “freedom from” rather than “freedom to” operates in other areas. Land use is a favorite subject on BlueKennel, and many land use regulations…
New Urbanism: Not Suitable for Large Families
…article, I will comment here on those aspects of it that hit my favorite hot button, land use and land use law. Mr. Last declares, “Studies show the same results…
I Like Some Taxes Less Than Others, Notes on the California Situation
…which is why homeowners have usually not been able to bear the uncertainty of a free market of land owners deciding on land use and instead have insisted on zoning,…
Now, Even Apartment Dwellers are Getting Choosy about their Neighbors
…Everything in Its Place by Constance Perin, from 1977. She interviews all kinds of people on their views on how land use should be controlled. Given the date of the…