Libertarian

National Security and Torture

Richard Epstein discusses the findings of a task force he participated in dedicated to determining whether the United States committed acts of torture in the aftermath of 9/11. (Playing time: 21:30)

Margaret Thatcher: Titan of the Twentieth Century

Richard Epstein reminisces about Margaret Thatcher, labor, unions, free trade, and markets. Epstein notes that Thatcher was fine with the European Union being a free trade society but did not want a European Union with centralized regulations. Epstein emphasizes that Thatcher was right concerning the European monetary policies. She was a titan of the twentieth century. (Playing time: 17:00)

Richard Epstein discusses Economic Armageddon

Richard Epstein responds to David Stockman's New York Times opinion piece and its warnings of impending economic catastrophe. (Playing time: 18:19)