Podcast on the use of eminent domain to take private property for Trump’s great wall
“I recently did a short podcast for the Cato Institute on the dangers of using eminent domain to seize the large amounts of private property that would be needed to build Donald Trump’s proposed wall…
Trump’s Border Wall Means Seizing Private Land
“Donald Trump’s proposed border wall will require one of the largest seizures of private property in recent American history. Ilya Somin discusses the complicating factors.” read the entire article Somin, Ilya and Caleb O. Brown….
Even Pickaxes Couldn’t Stop The Nation’s First Oil Pipeline
“One-hundred-fifty years ago, a man named Samuel Van Syckel built the nation’s first commercial oil pipeline in the rugged terrain of northwestern Pennsylvania. His pipeline transformed how oil is transported — and it would change…
Eminent Domain Attorney Discusses Natural Gas Pipeline
“Property owners along the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline will meet tonight, 11/17, to hear from eminent domain attorneys. The proposed pipeline would bring oil from fracking operations in Pennsylvania and neighboring states through West Virginia…
RealClear Radio Hour – Eminent Domain: Despotic Power for the Public Good?
“Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Bob McNamara describes one of the most astonishing eminent domain abuses in recent years, his case in Atlantic City, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority vs. Charlie Birnbaum. Despite the multi-billion dollar…
What Happens to “Holdouts” Who Refuse to Sell Their Homes to Developers?
“Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at The Eye, we…
Episode 130: Holdout
“In 1914, the government of New York City took ownership of a Manhattan apartment building belonging to one David Hess. The city used a legal power called eminent domain, allowing governments to seize private property…