Libertarian

No Exit from Obamacare?

Richard Epstein looks at the virtues and vices of the failed congressional plans to repeal and replace Obamacare, explains what comes next, and lays out what meaningful free market reform would look like. (Playing time: 18:51)

Trump, Sessions, and the Pardon Power

Richard Epstein examines the most recent legal questions to emerge from the Trump White House: Could the president pardon himself? Was Jeff Sessions right to recuse himself from the Russia investigation? And could Donald Trump remove Robert Mueller as special counsel? (Playing time: 18:08)

Buy American?

Richard Epstein reacts to the Trump Administration's exhortations to "buy American" and tackles common misperceptions about international trade, NAFTA, trade deficits, and manufacturing. (Playing time: 18:22)

Religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court

Richard Epstein looks at a recent Supreme Court ruling that could have major implications for when and how religious institutions can access public money. (Playing time: 19:17)

Salvaging Health Care Reform

Richard Epstein looks at the policy changes that would most effectively cure what ails American health care -- and responds to progressives calling for the adoption of a single-payer system. (Playing time: 20:26)

An End to Gerrymandering?

Richard Epstein looks at a case challenging gerrymandering in Wisconsin, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in its upcoming term. Because the Court has never previously struck down a redistricting plan on the basis of partisan bias, the ruling to come could be a watershed. (Playing time: 16:00)

Untangling the Russia Investigation

Richard Epstein analyzes the latest developments surrounding the Trump Administration and the investigation into its potential ties to Russia. (Playing time: 20:33)

The Basket Case States

Richard Epstein charts the decline of Illinois -- along with similarly situated states like Connecticut and California -- and demonstrates how bad public policy can drive states into an economic death spiral. (Playing time: 16:25)

Forget Paris?

Criticizing both the science and the economics, Richard Epstein makes the case for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Playing time: 17:35)

The Trump Allegations

Richard Epstein looks at the political and legal fallout from allegations that President Trump may have disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats, and that he may have had an improper conversation with then FBI Director Jim Comey. (Playing time: 16:58)