Libertarian law professor Richard Epstein's column this week is about a Michigan ballot initiative that would enshrine in the state's constitution a collective bargaining right for the state's public employees:
Michigan, long an economic basket-case, has started to turn the corner under Republican Governor Rick Snyder, who knows that the state's fortunes won't improve if it doubles down on a system of labor law that has proven itself to be a major failure. As the governor has argued, Proposal 2 is a step in the wrong direction.