Sixteen Tons of Moon Rock
Chris Mellon and Dennis Wille wrote for Slate comparing future space settlements to company towns of the 1800s.
Housing
Can Satellite Internet Close the Property Rights Gap?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Devex arguing that satellite internet can help to close the property rights gap.
Property Rights in Space Sounds Great, Until We’re Actually There
Can the U.S. Annex the Moon?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Slate about what countries and companies can do in space under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Someday We’ll Have to Deal With Squatters in Space
Tim Robustelli and Dennis Wille wrote an article for Future Tense at Slate about a future land rush on the moon.
Technology Can Transform Property Rights. But It’s Not.
It’s time to think of property rights as a three-legged stool—supported by technology, processes, and people.
There’s No Place Like Home—If You Can Prove It
In Dixie Alley, tornadoes and missing titles are creating more and more problems for mobile home owners.
A Tapestry of Credentials: How Self-Sovereign Identity Can Unlock Property Rights for Billions
Chris Mellon and Yuliya Panfil argue on Good ID that self-sovereign identity can help turn people’s data into evidence of property rights.
The Credential Highway
How self-sovereign identity can unlock property rights for the bottom billion.