The John Locke Foundation and similar groups across the country work to add a free-market, limited-government perspective to public policy debates that otherwise tend to gravitate toward bigger, more intrusive government.

Todd Davidson, policy specialist for the State Policy Network, explained how JLF and its fellow free-market groups can make an important impact during a presentation for JLF’s Shaftesbury Society.

In the video clip below, Davidson highlights a recent case involving Illinois and forced unionization.

2 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 46:50 event.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.