Episodes
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Richard Epstein rates two recent Supreme Court cases on free speech and discusses the ACLU’s drift away from defending speech it disagrees with.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
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.
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
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.
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
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.
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
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.
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
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.
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
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.
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
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.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
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.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
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?