david j. bobb

March 25, 2012

Hillsdale Constitution 101 Week 6: “Religion, Morality, and Property”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2864021/posts The institutional separation of church and state—a revolutionary accomplishment of the American Founders—does not entail the separation of religion and politics. On the contrary, as the Northwest Ordinance states, “religion, morality and knowledge” are “necessary to good government.” For America’s Founders,...
July 1, 2001

Build More or Manage Better? Subsidized Housing in Massachusetts

Authors: Howard Husock and David J. Bobb Increases in the price of rental housing in Massachusetts during the economic boom of the 1990s have spurred a push to construct additional subsidized housing. This reportpresents alternatives to construction that could significantly increase the...
October 1, 1999

Economic Opportunity in Boston: An Index of the Regulatory Climate for Small Entrepreurs

Edited by David J. Bobb Economic Opportunity in Boston: An Index of Economic Opportunity for Small Entrepreneurs provides a first look at the costs of regulatory mandates on small business in Boston. In the absence of other serviceable attempts to assess the...