The Hobby Lobby Decision and Private Property

Tags: Interventionism, Legal System, Media and Culture

07/02/2014 Peter G. Klein

Peter Klein discusses property rights, privilege, and free markets, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision. Peter G. Klein is Carl Menger Research Fellow of the Mises Institute and professor of entrepreneurship at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.

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