The best books on what causes economic injustice
April 24, 2023
F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed, “there are no second acts in American lives.” But I am on my third. I started out in the theatre, then became a lawyer, and then a political philosopher. What drove each move is that I was always outraged by injustice and wanted to find a better way to fight against it. For me, reading, writing, and teaching political philosophy turned out to be that way. The books on this list provide important lessons on how certain economic policies can cause injustice while others can cure it. Each has been around for a long time, but they are as relevant today as when they were first written.
“Why Everyone Should Join a Union” with guest Mark Reiff
December 12, 2022
Jack Weinstein, Professor of Philsophy at the University of North Dakota, interviews Mark R. Reiff about unionization for "Why? Radio" on American Public Radio
"The Unbearable Resilience of Illiberalism," Andrew Keltner of The GCAS Review interviews Mark R. Reiff about his upcoming book
April 20, 2021
“Radical Agreement in Politics: How Can We Find Better Common Ground in Politics,” with Paula Berman, Jennifer Morone, Mark Reiff and Leon Erichsen
October 29, 2020
"Unions in a Libertarian Utopia," John Buchmann interviews Mark Reiff
August 10, 2020
Interview on the future of liberal capitalism in the US and Germany
August 27, 2019
Mogan Ramesh, "Mark R. Reiff: Donald Trump and the end of Liberalism" (In German)
December 14, 2016
Valor Econômico: The Ethics of Unemployment, Inflation, and Austerity (In Portuguese)
June 26, 2015
The Guardian: How We Could Solve the Riddle of Higher Education Funding
February 13, 2014
The Guardian: West reviews legal options for possible Syria intervention without UN mandate
August 26, 2013