Episodes
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Big Tech and Antitrust
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Richard Epstein considers the complaints lodged against major tech firms at a recent congressional hearing: Everything from anti-competitive practices to allegations that they attempt to censor conservative voices.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
The Battle for Portland
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Richard Epstein analyses the legal and political propriety of the Trump Administration’s decision to deploy federal forces to Portland, analyzes the factors behind increasing lawlessness in major cities, and puts America’s current struggle with urban unrest in historical context.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Pipelines, the Environment, and the Renewables Delusion
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Richard Epstein weighs in on a federal judge’s recent order to temporarily shut down the Dakota Access pipeline; explains how government regulations have crippled the country’s ability to build critical energy infrastructure; and makes the case that dreams of an economy fueled by renewable energy are a delusion.
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
The Case Against Reparations
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Richard Epstein describes why reparations are unworkable, inadvisable, and represent a misdiagnosis of the problems facing African-Americans.