Episodes
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Coronavirus, Pandemics, and the Law
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Richard Epstein describes the legal dimensions of coping with Coronavirus: whether cities can resist hosting quarantined patients, the scope of federal power to restrict movement, and concerns about excessive reliance on Chinese supply chains for prescription medications.
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Roger Stone, Bill Barr, and the DOJ Controversy
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Was Donald Trump wrong to sound off on the Roger Stone trial? Is Attorney General William Barr hopelessly compromised? What are the limits of presidential intervention in the Justice Department? Richard Epstein answers these questions and more in the newest installment of The Libertarian.
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
State of the Unions
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Richard Epstein explains why a decline in union membership is a positive development for the American economy, why public-sector unions are intrinsically corrosive, and why conservative populists’ enthusiasm for reviving organized labor are misguided.
Friday Feb 07, 2020
School Choice and the Supreme Court
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Richard Epstein analyzes a case out of Montana that may have significant implications for parents’ ability to send their children to private schools.