I’m no fan of slum landlords, but does the government have to make it more costly to profit from property ownership? In Salt Lake City, apparently the answer is “yes.” Since 2009, Salt Lake City has required owners of three or more properties to get a business license. But on Sept. 1, a new rule […]
Salt Lake City raises the cost of rental housing…by raising the cost of owning rental property.
October 14, 2011 by
Money and Free Speech
July 6, 2010 by
In favor of campaign finance laws that limit speech, have you ever heard the argument that “money isn’t speech?” Truth of the matter is, it’s probably not. But there’s a caveat… Apply this argument to other constitutional rights, and the argument starts to dissipate like dew in the morning sun. Says Eugene Volokh, a constitutional […]



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