{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public-Sector Unions","description":"Public sector unions have long stood in the way of a more accountable and efficient government \u2013 obstructing both progressive and conservative reforms alike. However, what if they\u2019re something more than mere inconveniences to governmental reform?&amp;nbsp; What if they are also, at their core, an unconstitutional usurpation of our constitutionally guaranteed form of representative government? Philip K. Howard is Chair of Common Good and a bestselling author, and he joined the program to discuss this very idea&amp;nbsp;\u2013&amp;nbsp;an idea he explores in depth in his latest book,&amp;nbsp;Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Free to Offend","author_url":"https:\/\/nevadapolicy.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27220557\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/154521603"}