The Right to Earn a Living
Timothy Sandefur joins us for a discussion on economic liberty. Is there a right to earn a living? How is this right being violated today?
This week we invite Timothy Sandefur to talk about the right to earn a living. Is this right to economic activity one that is upheld by the Constitution? Where did this right come from? How is the right to earn a living being violated in the United States today, and what does the legal environment surrounding this right look like?
Show Notes and Further Reading
Timothy Sandefur, The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law (book)
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (book)
“Slaughter-House Cases” (Wikipedia article)
“Lochner v. New York” (Wikipedia article)