In his comments on the amusing story of a woman claiming ownership of the moon, my colleague, Luke Wake, points to the “labor” theory of property rights advanced by John Locke—the philosophical founding father of the United States. This brings to mind some interesting thoughts about how our views have changed regarding idle land—even, amazingly enough, on the moon!
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