Introduction In 2016, I proposed in the Daily Yonder an Appalachian Homestead Act—a plan to redistribute land from bankrupt coal companies and absentee owners to local residents for housing, farming, ...

One idea for reinvigorating rural Appalachia is a modern-day Homestead Act to restore local land ownership and spur ecological and economic renewal. (Photo of reclaimed coal strip mine by Office of ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...