Learning To Be Civil Again | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein weighs in on recent attempts to revive the tradition of Western civilization in American universities.
Sep 15, 2023•29 min•Ep. 741
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Oyez, Professor Epstein: The Making of a SCOTUS Amicus Brief | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein takes us behind the scenes on the Amicus Brief he wrote with John Yoo about a Supreme Court case that has important implications for what kind of income is allowed to be taxed.
Sep 08, 2023•28 min•Ep. 740
Say It Ain’t So, Joe: The Downsides of Bidenomics | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein contrasts President Biden’s economic policy with the Trump and Obama administrations, and judges the success of the Inflation Reduction Act one year later.
Aug 31, 2023•23 min•Ep. 739
Free Speech or Insurrection? The Legal Case Against Trump Holding Office Again | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses a new legal argument that would prevent Donald Trump from ever holding office again and responds to guilty scenarios in Georgia and Washington D.C.
Aug 25, 2023•20 min•Ep. 738
Not So Peachy: Trump’s Georgia Indictment | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein dissects the Georgia RICO case brought against Donald Trump and 18 other defendants and finds several areas that may give the prosecution trouble as the case moves forward.
Aug 17, 2023•27 min•Ep. 737
The House Is a Lonely Hunter: The GOP Investigates The Bidens | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the Justice Department’s case against Hunter Biden and the investigation by House Republicans into improper payments to the Biden family.
Aug 11, 2023•28 min•Ep. 736
Fake Electors, Real Consequences: Trump’s Newest Indictment | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein finds few defenses available for Donald Trump as the former president faces serious charges relating to conspiring to obstruct an election and defrauding the people of the United States.
Aug 03, 2023•28 min•Ep. 735
303 Creative and the Hidden Costs of Protecting Free Speech | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein rates two recent Supreme Court cases on free speech and discusses the ACLU’s drift away from defending speech it disagrees with.
Jul 14, 2023•24 min•Ep. 734
The Case(s) Against Affirmative Action | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the Supreme Court cases that struck down affirmative action in university admissions and provides the relevant history on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Jun 29, 2023•26 min•Ep. 733
Law For Thee, But Not For Me: Thoughts On a Two Tiered Justice System | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses Hunter Biden’s plea deal, the House GOP’s censure of Adam Schiff, and ProPublica’s allegations about Justice Alito’s fishing trip.
Jun 23, 2023•25 min•Ep. 732
Boxes In The Bathroom: The Trump Indictment Unpacked | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the facts of the case against Donald Trump, the legal and political defense strategies likely to be used, and why Hillary Clinton’s emails remain relevant.
Jun 15, 2023•36 min•Ep. 731
Alabama Overturned: The Court’s Voting Rights Act Case | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses Allen v. Milligan, a surprising 5-4 decision on the Voting Rights Act decided by Roberts and Kavanaugh siding with the liberal justices.
Jun 09, 2023•23 min•Ep. 730
Whose Default Is It? The Debt Ceiling Negotiations | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein dissects the legal arguments in favor of ignoring the debt ceiling and pushes back on the notion that Congress nullified debt limits during federal budget arrangements in the 1970s.
May 23, 2023•20 min•Ep. 729
It’s Everyone’s Default: The Debt Ceiling Approaches | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein considers the consequences of the federal government defaulting on its debts, explains why attempts to use the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress are misguided, and closes with a remembrance of the late (great) John Raisian.
May 12, 2023•28 min•Ep. 728
Big Government Constrained: SCOTUS Tames The Administrative State | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein explains how a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court decision to limit the administrative state is correct in its ruling but flawed in its reasoning.
Apr 28, 2023•22 min•Ep. 727
You Compete Me: The Case for Keeping Non-Compete Agreements | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein talks through his objections with the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements in the United States and provides clarity on anti-trust concerns.
Apr 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 726
Backing Bibi: Israel’s Judicial Overreaction | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein defends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms. Are critics right that they’re anti-democratic in nature? Or are they necessary following new expansive powers claimed by the Israeli Supreme Court?
Apr 15, 2023•24 min•Ep. 725
Nothing To Bragg About: Epstein & Yoo On Manhattan DA’s Trump Indictment | Libertarian: Richard Epstein and John Yoo | Hoover Institution
The indictment of Donald J. Trump was unsealed to an almost universally negative reaction—even those who want to see him behind bars. How likely is the case to be dropped before going to trial? What jurisdiction does the DA claim to have? To what standard should an indictment of a former president be held? And has Donald Trump forfeited his right to argue the justice system has been politicized?
Apr 05, 2023•42 min•Ep. 724
Bragg Makes Indictments Great Again: Now What? | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein reacts to the news that Donald Trump has officially been indicted and discusses its effect on other ongoing investigations.
Mar 31, 2023•18 min•Ep. 723
Indictment or Incitement? Another Trump Conundrum | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the reports of an incoming indictment of Donald Trump and casts a skeptical eye on the severity of the case.
Mar 22, 2023•19 min•Ep. 722
Too Big To Fail? Don’t Bank On it | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein diagnoses the errors that led Silicon Valley Bank to fail and discusses the inevitable rescue by the Treasury Department to prevent widespread contagion.
Mar 17, 2023•22 min•Ep. 721
The Unforgiven: The End of The Road For Student Loan Amnesty | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein reads the tea leaves on the likelihood that President Biden’s student loan forgiveness will be allowed to stand—regardless of the tricky standing issues highlighted by the administration.
Mar 03, 2023•21 min•Ep. 720
State of the Re-Election Campaign | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein grades President Biden’s State of the Union address and disagrees with both parties’ unwillingness to reform major entitlement policies.
Feb 08, 2023•20 min•Ep. 719
The 3 Percent Solution | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses various states proposals for taxing wealth, the constitutionality of “exit taxes,” and the advantages of a consumption tax.
Jan 27, 2023•23 min•Ep. 718
A Union Strike Gone Too Far? A Concrete Example | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses a new case at the Supreme Court that involves tricky questions of purposeful harm from unions when going on strike for a better contract.
Jan 21, 2023•21 min•Ep. 717
The “Classified” Garage, Garland’s Midterm Grade, and the Best AG Ever | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the similarities and differences between Biden and Trump’s classified document troubles, then offers a discussion of his favorite attorneys general from the last fifty years.
Jan 14, 2023•23 min•Ep. 716
Title 42 and Biden’s Border Disorder | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein untangles the various legal challenges to Title 42 and its pandemic-motivated border control policy, and speculates as to why the Biden administration hasn’t ended it on its own.
Jan 06, 2023•21 min•Ep. 715
The Year in Review: Major Moves at Twitter, Trump, and the Supreme Court | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein reviews the biggest stories of 2022—from Twitter and free speech, to Dobbs and Affirmative Action, ending with Donald Trump and a future indictment.
Dec 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 714
Is the Supreme Court Becoming Too Powerful? | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein responds to complaints that the Supreme Court is becoming too active in response to executive overreach.
Dec 10, 2022•19 min•Ep. 713
Speech That Isn’t Free: The New Authoritarianism At Universities | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses a recent protest over a speaker at a Federalist Society event and provides guidelines for handling speech one finds offensive or threatening.
Dec 01, 2022•20 min•Ep. 712
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