Author: Matt Bruenig

In my prior post, I discussed the interesting case of certain right-wingers calling deregulation that they don’t like regulation. Specifically, I point out that when the state backs out of enforcing noncompete agreements, this is not regulation; rather, it is deregulation. It reduces the scope of the government. It imposes no rules on anybody. It… Continue reading The State Does Not Enforce Most Agreements

Adam Ozimek wrote a piece titled “Can Regulation Create Good Jobs?” The jumping off point for the piece is the recent slate of discussion around Jimmy John’s requiring its employees to sign noncompete clauses: The latest of these [stories] involves a sandwich chain that allegedly asked its line workers to sign noncompete agreements. Such stories… Continue reading Regulation and private laws

Via @gojomo, I was directed to this article and video about a property rights dispute at a San Francisco public soccer field. As @gojomo points out, the property rights dispute mirrors some of the points I made many months ago about pick-up basketball and Grab-What-You-Can World. On one side of the dispute are neighborhood kids… Continue reading Wonderful Property Rights Dispute In San Francisco