Episodes
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: Indiana, Discrimination, and Religious Liberty
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Richard Epstein argues that critics of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act are undervaluing the right to free association. (Playing time: 20:49)
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: The Death of Independent Contractors?
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Richard Epstein looks at efforts to constrain the classification of workers as “independent contractors,” including a pair of controversial court cases involving Uber and Lyft. (Playing time: 17:17)
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: Ferguson Revisited
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Richard Epstein examines the contents of two new Justice Department reports out of Ferguson, Missouri: one exonerating Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, one claiming evidence of systemic racial bias in the city’s police force. (Playing time: 20:20)
Thursday Mar 12, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: Iran, the Treaty Power, and the Logan Act
Thursday Mar 12, 2015
Thursday Mar 12, 2015
Richard Epstein looks at the recent flap over Republican senators’ letter to Iran, examines President Obama’s decision to circumvent Congress on a potential diplomatic agreement with Tehran, and considers what it all means for the future of US foreign policy. (Playing time: 13:52)
Friday Mar 06, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: Obamacare at the Supreme Court — Part 2
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Richard Epstein examines the oral arguments in King v. Burwell, considers the responses of John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy, and interprets what it all may mean for the eventual ruling. (Playing time: 19:58)
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
The Libertarian Podcast: Obamacare at the Supreme Court
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Richard Epstein looks at the legal issues surrounding the Supreme Court’s upcoming Obamacare case, why the progressive justices might be inclined to side with the administration, and what the fallout from a verdict overturning Obamacare subsidies might look like. (Playing time: 15:39)