George Will Gets It Wrong: Issue Is Freedom of Contract, not Free Association

Conservatives have been very effective in turning the logic of many issues on their head. For example, when they push for stronger and longer patent and copyright protections in trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, they refer to these monopolies as "free trade." In the same vein, George Will is pushing the conservative line that there is an issue of fundamental rights in the Supreme Court case deciding whether public sector workers can be required to pay representation fees. &...