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

Links:

In the Name of Liberty by Mark Reiff

Lisa Herzog

Peter Dietsch

Mark Reiff's website

Unions in a Libertarian Utopia with Mark Reiff