Right-to-work is big government

So the Michigan lower house has decided to pass a right-to-work bill. This is a pretty standard right-wing maneuver over the last few decades. The idea is to make it impossible for unions to negotiate closed shops, which creates a free rider problem that will ultimately lead to their demise. That is good for owners… Continue reading Right-to-work is big government

Mike Konczal on the coupon state

Mike Konczal has a new white paper out theorizing on when public provision of some good is superior to handing out coupons that people can use to buy the good privately. What follows are two fairly unstructured thoughts about it. First, technically it is the case that coupons and public provision are very different from… Continue reading Mike Konczal on the coupon state