About a year and a half ago, I wrote a story for NRODT on the problem of National Heritage Areas and how they basically function as federal zoning boards that restrict the rights of private-property owners. One of my key sources was Cheryl Chumley, a Virginia writer who had conducted ground-breaking investigations into how these NHAs really work. Since then, she has spent a year as a Phillips Foundation fellow, continuing her research. Here’s the latest result. She has also written for the Heartland Institute here, here, and here. If you’re interested in the friction between historic preservation and the rights of landowners, it means keeping up with Chumley.