Is income inequality just? In this POLICYbrief episode, Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute gives his take on the morality of economic equality in a three-part series on social justice.

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

 

Related links:

Yaron Brook: Capitalism & Inequality
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/videos/capitalism-inequality

Yaron Debates: at Yale - Is Inequality Fair or Unfair?
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/videos/event-video-income-inequality-is-it-fair-or-unfair

 

Differing views:

Justice, Inequality, and the Poor
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/justice-inequality-and-the-poor

Inequality Is a Choice
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/inequality-is-a-choice/

Sports vs. Social Justice
https://reason.com/2011/07/15/baseball-vs-social-justice/

Law as the Code of Inequality and Wealth
https://lpeblog.org/2019/05/03/law-as-the-code-of-inequality-and-wealth/

The 4 biggest reasons why inequality is bad for society
https://ideas.ted.com/the-4-biggest-reasons-why-inequality-is-bad-for-society/