Cover -- Contents -- 1. The Subprime Challenge -- 2. Why a Free and Democratic Society Needs Law -- 3. Why Consumer Protection Promotes the Free Market -- 4. Why Private Property Needs a Legal Infrastructure -- 5. Why Conservatives Like Regulation and Liberals Like Markets -- 6. Democratic...

The Subprime Challenge -- Why a Free and Democratic Society Needs Law -- Why Consumer Protection Promotes the Free Market -- Why Private Property Needs a Legal Infrastructure -- Why Conservatives Like Regulation and Liberals Like Markets -- Democratic Liberty

When the police in cities that prohibit sleeping in public spaces command that people on the streets “move along,” advocacy groups for the homeless have started a campaign that pointedly asks “move along to where?” This question seeks to highlight the reality that homeless persons are...

The subprime mortgage crisis was not only an economic disaster but posed challenges to traditional rules of property law. Banks helped create the crisis by marketing mortgages through unfair and deceptive practices. They induced many consumers to take out high-priced loans they could not afford...

It is common to view "the free market" and "government regulation" as opposites. This way of framing policy and legal questions suggests that regulation inevitably deprives us of freedom. But another word for "regulation" is "the rule of law." The opposition of markets and regulation makes it...