Unions in a Libertarian Utopia with Mark Reiff
- Author
- Beatrice Institute
- Published
- Mon 10 Aug 2020
- Episode Link
- https://beatriceinstitute.org/mark-reiff-episode
Mark Reiff is a scholar, lawyer, and author of five books on economics and labor. He joins John to talk about his latest book, In the Name of Liberty: The Argument for Universal Unionization. Mark discusses the libertarian argument for unions, the structure of distributive justice, and how self-ownership involves an obligation to others. He and John wrap up the conversation by examining the intersection between Aquinas and libertarianism.
The decline of unionization rates
What liberty requires
How being a lawyer influenced his scholarship
Would there be unions in a libertarian utopia?
Public and private unions
Why guilds are different institutions from unions
Economic justice
Police unions and reform
Unions and globalization
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