Walter Block’s article today discusses four cases that divide libertarians. The first is public sector unions. A public sector union attempts to monopolize labor supply for a given service, a supply that for various reasons, economic and political, the government as employer cannot easily replace. Still, in 1981, President Reagan fired air traffic controllers on strike. In 1919, facing a police strike, Coolidge declared “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.” Von Mises argued that whether one favors capitalism, socialism, or interventionism, it can be shown that only laissez-faire policies result in a … Continue reading Deciding Four Cases Raised by Prof. Block