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The Libertarian podcast features a weekly conversation with Hoover senior fellow Richard Epstein on the issues of the day.
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Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
21 min
Richard Epstein considers how the U.S. should deal with China in light of the country’s internal human rights abuses and its increasingly aggressive assertions in Hong Kong.

Nov 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
24 min
Richard Epstein reacts to Marco Rubio’s proposal for a ‘Common Good Capitalism’ that would upend the relationship between workers and employers.

Nov 19, 2019
Nov 19, 2019
20 min
Richard Epstein looks at a wave of progressive reforms being embraced by Democratic presidential candidates and big city district attorneys, including decriminalizing quality-of-life crimes, eliminating cash bail, and sending fewer people to prison. He also considers whether America has a “mass incarceration” problem and whether there is evidence of racial bias in the criminal justice system.

Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
22 min

Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
24 min
Richard Epstein examines the argument that the Sixth Amendment’s “confrontation clause” will compel the Ukraine whistleblower to reveal his or her identity — and be cross-examined by President Trump’s team.

Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
21 min
Green energy policies at the state level are starting to have an impact — in all the wrong ways. From pipeline bans in New York to mandatory blackouts in California, The consequences are dire. And now progressives are looking to take similar policies national.

Oct 23, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
24 min
Richard Epstein previews his new book, “The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State,” chronicling how the post-New Deal expansion of power within the executive branch has threatened the rule of law and the separation of powers.

Oct 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019
24 min
In a scathing review, Richard Epstein parses the policy proposals at the center of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.

Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
18 min
Richard Epstein responds to the latest developments in the House’s impeachment inquiry, including a detailed breakdown of the White House’s argument that it can refuse cooperation.

Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
22 min
Richard Epstein reacts to the latest news in the impeachment saga surrounding President Trump.
