Philip Howard – Getting Unions Out of Government

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> Philip’s early work on post-nuclear war recovery</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=146s" target="_blank">2:26</a> Philip’s skepticism toward the role of lawyers in the US</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=274s" target="_blank">4:34</a> What’s wrong with the EPA, OSHA, and the EEOC?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=419s" target="_blank">6:59</a> How to ensure worker safety without “4,000 rules”</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=487s" target="_blank">8:07</a> Why the US spends so much on healthcare</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=692s" target="_blank">11:32</a> Philip: We’ve degenerated into a culture of distrust</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=898s" target="_blank">14:58</a> The origins of American distrust</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=1122s" target="_blank">18:42</a> Re-instilling trust</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=1298s" target="_blank">21:38</a> The problems of national security and public health</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=1617s" target="_blank">26:57</a> Are public employee unions constitutional?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=2375s" target="_blank">39:35</a> Market constraints don’t hold for government employees</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=2095s" target="_blank">34:55</a> Do public sector workers need protection from exploitation?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=2362s" target="_blank">39:22</a> Philip: “Public service is repellant to good candidates”</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=2458s" target="_blank">40:58</a> A short history of the civil service</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=2809s" target="_blank">46:49</a> Is Philip inveighing against the Democratic Party and the labor movement at large?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=3192s" target="_blank">53:12</a> Philip: Police unions prevent accountability, too</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=3368s" target="_blank">56:08</a> The necessity of a constitutional solution to public unions</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=3658s" target="_blank">1:00:58</a> Philip: The political organizing of public unions harms the public</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlqDt5EFRc&#38;t=3886s" target="_blank">1:04:46</a> Would the current Supreme Court be receptive to Philip’s case?</p><p>Recorded October 27, 2023</p><p>Links and Readings</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Common-Sense-Suffocating-America/dp/0812982746" target="_blank">Philip’s book, </a><em>The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Without-Lawyers-Restoring-Responsibility/dp/0393338037" target="_blank">Philip’s book, </a><em>Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-Accountable-Rethinking-Constitutionality-Employee/dp/1957588128" target="_blank">Philip’s latest book, </a><em>Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Backward-Society-Edward-Banfield/dp/0029015103" target="_blank">Edward Banfield’s book, </a><em>The Moral Basis of a Backward Society</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Democracy-Work-Traditions-Modern/dp/0691037388" target="_blank">Robert Putnam’s book, </a><em>Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Freedom-Designing-Framework-Flourishing/dp/1957588209" target="_blank">Philip’s forthcoming book, </a><em>Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society</em></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>