Episodes
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Climate Change and the SEC
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Richard Epstein weighs in on recent moves by the SEC to change financial disclosure requirements regarding climate change and warns against mission creep in regulatory agencies.
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Billionaires and the Taxes They (Don’t) Pay
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Richard Epstein addresses the privacy concerns of publishing leaked tax records, breaks down the debate over taxing capital gains, and provides a solution for how to tax the wealthy.
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
The ACLU’s Free Speech Problem
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Richard Epstein discusses the rise and fall of the ACLU, including its heroic efforts during desegregation and the Civil Rights movement, and its less than heroic metamorphosis into a partisan organization overrun by identity politics.
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Global Corporate Tax Rates
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Richard Epstein explains why corporate tax rates in other countries affect companies here in the United States, weighs in on the President Biden’s proposed tax increases, and gives advice for the lonely few who still want to limit government spending.