Episodes
Monday Dec 14, 2015
Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court
Monday Dec 14, 2015
Monday Dec 14, 2015
Richard Epstein looks at the issues underlying the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, and whether the University of Texas at Austin’s affirmative action program complied with the stringent legal test the court set out in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). (Playing time: 14:16)
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
The Threat from ISIS
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Richard Epstein examines the controversies around gun control, immigration, and surveillance that have emerged in the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. (Playing time: 17:39)
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Higher Education, Political Correctness, and Woodrow Wilson
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Richard Epstein responds to the controversy over Woodrow Wilson’s legacy at Princeton, and examines whether students are justified in wanting to disassociate the university from its former president. (Playing time: 20:08)