The Importance of Dignity in Cleaning

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Sally Kohn: I saw somebody talked about it on Twitter. They said, I feel bad hiring someone to clean my house because I'm more powerful than they are. She says treating the people who work for you with respect and dignity should be the norm. Kohn: It may not be what your first choice is, but it's allowing someone to put food on their table so do it in a dignified way.

Civilization and the pleasantness of everyday life depend on unwritten rules. Early in the 20th century, an English mathematician and government official, Lord Moulton, described complying with these rules as "obedience to the unenforceable"--the area of personal choice that falls between illegal acts and complete freedom. Listen as economist Michael Munger talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the power and challenge of the unenforceable.