Episodes
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Property Rights, Takings, and Unions
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Richard Epstein analyzes Cedar Point Nursery v. Hasid, a case recently argued before the Supreme Court on whether labor unions should be allowed onto private land against the owners’ will. Along the way, he provides a masterclass in private property law, a look at the development of special legal protections for organized labor, and a reflection on how his legendary book Takings changed the debate over private property rights.
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
What’s in H.R. 1?
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Richard Epstein analyzes ‘The For the People Act,’ a centerpiece of congressional Democrats’ legislative agenda. Though it purports to be a voting rights bill, he argues, the contents are a staggering mix of bad policy and unconstitutional federal overreach.
Friday Mar 12, 2021
The Great Eviction Freeze
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
“Libertarians Against Open Borders?”
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Richard Epstein describes why immigration policy is fraught with complicated trade-offs that make hard-line positions — whether on the restrictionist side or the open-borders side — inappropriate. Along the way, he ventures into the debates over which criteria America should use to admit new immigrants, the effect of low-wage immigrants on American labor, whether it’s inconsistent to support free trade without supporting open borders, and why America has been so successful at assimilating immigrants from different races and cultures.