Property Rights
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
American Optimist 
the a16z Podcast
4 statements about Property Rights, every show
McCord: Complex systems adapt best under simple property and liability rules
“Actually, the best way in complex systems is to have
A very simple uniform set of rules like property rights or contract law or tort liability.
And these things are much better at adapting than trying to come up with a patchwork of systems that just lead to in…”
Ben Horowitz: Property rights were the original foundation of American freedom
“The original inalienable right was to the pursuit of property right? Not the pursuit of happiness. And that just sounded a little too capitalistic, but I think property is more accurate because it's an expression of freedom.”
Lonsdale: Lack of property rights is the sole cause of starvation deaths
“The only reason anyone's ever going to die of a problem with water or food is because they live in a country that doesn't have property rights.”