Episodes
Tuesday Sep 23, 2014
The Libertarian: Classical Liberalism and the Democratic Party
Tuesday Sep 23, 2014
Tuesday Sep 23, 2014
In part two of a two-part series on the major political parties, Richard Epstein examines the Democratic Party’s drift from classical liberalism to modern progressivism—and whether the trend can be reversed. (Playing time: 17:06)
Tuesday Sep 16, 2014
The Libertarian: Classical Liberalism and the Republican Party
Tuesday Sep 16, 2014
Tuesday Sep 16, 2014
As part two of a two-part series on the major political parties, Richard Epstein looks at when the Republican Party has embraced classical liberal principles—and when it has abandoned them—during the last hundred years and at how effective the modern GOP is at advancing the cause of limited government. (Playing time: 16:09)
Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
The Libertarian: Confronting ISIS
Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
Does President Obama have a strategy to confront ISIS? Maybe, but Richard Epstein doesn’t think it’s up to snuff. In this podcast, Epstein explains why an emphasis on multilateralism and air strikes won’t get the job done and why the root of the trouble may lie with the president’s temperament. (Playing time: 17:14)
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
The Libertarian: Libertarianism and Terrorism
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Is Rand Paul’s approach to the rise of ISIS in the Middle East even worse than President Obama’s? Richard Epstein examines that question and other as he argues that Libertarians should avoid clinging to noninterventionism when it comes to the threat of terrorism. (Playing time: 15:45)