This week Krugman complains that workers are becoming less free: Obamacare is in danger of repeal, and more and more workers are being required to sign noncompete agreements. These things limit people’s choices, says Krugman, so in a very real sense they are being made less free. Is any of this true, and is Krugman’s understanding of freedom coherent? This is all especially good fodder for Contra Krugman.

Krugman Column

“The Unfreeing of American Workers” (May 22, 2017)

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