By John Anthony President Obama is successfully executing the most dangerous seizure of individual choice in our history because Americans are growing blind to the bond between property rights and human rights. While farm owners surrender their land development rights to governments, federal agencies relocate affordable housing next to million dollar homes, and declare entire neighborhoods discriminatory. Every...
If information is power, Rob Astorino has enough to shatter the administration’s media halo and send HUD officials slithering behind their stacks of regulations. Astorino is the County Executive for Westchester County NY, an upscale community north of NYC that is home to Andrew Cuomo, George...
HUD's new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule turns grant money into a legal liability that pits community members against one another and decimates local authority. Yet many jurisdictions are so used to accepting grant money, even when faced with the loss of local control over...
When Castle Rock, CO refused to apply for a HUD grant, the recipients of the money were upset. But, Castle Rock had done their homework. Their response to the grantees should be read by every public official who ever considers accepting a federal grant. HUD shielded...
By John Anthony In the 1600’s David Hitchborn migrated to America and spent his life in servitude. Within four generations, the family became free property holders, business owners and respected burghers. By 1734, David’s great-great grandson, patriot Paul Revere was born into the influential Boston family. This...
HOW TO BEAT AFFH NOW John Anthony Step one - There are anti-AFFH bills in the house and senate we must support. I. ACTION - CALL CONTACTS Congressman Paul Gosar sponsored, H.R. 1995: Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015. This bill reverses HUD’s AFFH. Please call your Congressional representative and ask...
By John Anthony In spite of President Obama’s slick candor and a sympathetic media, the devices he uses to create his centrally “governed” society are vulnerable. Like an underdeveloped nation torn between wealthy landowners and the struggling poor, President Obama is careening America toward third-worldism. Washington DC is now the land of the...
This is a true story of Ron, a feisty old Marine as caring as he was gruff. Ron took care of those he liked. Though hardly wealthy, he was a saver and had set aside enough money for the full college tuition for each of his...