Episodes
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
The Inevitable Failures of a Two-State Solution
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Richard Epstein argues that a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians is destined to fail (at least in the short-term) and that the uneasy status quo may actually be the best option available to both sides. (Playing time: 19:01)
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
The Healthcare Logjam
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
Richard Epstein looks at recent setbacks to Obamacare -- including the implosion of state exchanges -- and describes what Congressional Republicans can do to reform the system without compounding uncertainty. (Playing time: 20:13)
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Neil Gorsuch and the Supreme Court
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Richard Epstein weighs in on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court and explains what makes an effective justice. (Playing time: 21:21)
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Trump's Immigration Controversy
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Richard Epstein considers the legal and policy merits of Donald Trump's decision to crack down on immigration from several Muslim-majority countries and to build a border wall with Mexico. (Playing time: 18:27)
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Trump's First Week
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Richard Epstein analyzes the major initiatives on health care, trade, immigration, regulation, and crime coming out of the first week of the Trump Administration. (Playing time: 20:00)
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
A Regulation Revolution
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Richard Epstein examines efforts by the new Republican Congress to restrict the power of federal regulators, and explains the history of how unelected administrators came to hold so much political power. (Playing time: 20:21)
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
The Future of American Health Care
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Richard Epstein breaks down the complicated path to replacing Obamacare without destabilizing America's healthcare system. (Playing time: 19:59)
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Infrastructure, the Environment, and Regulation
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Richard Epstein looks at how the modern regulatory regime has slowed development and hindered infrastructure projects. (Playing time: 16:41)
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Russia, Foreign Policy, and the Secretary of State
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Richard Epstein responds to the controversy over Russia's meddling in the presidential election, Donald Trump's national security team, and the president-elect's skepticism of the One China policy. (Playing time: 18:08)
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Understanding Immigration
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Richard Epstein explains why both the legal and policy complexities of immigration make the issue more difficult to tackle than most pundits imagine. (Playing time: 21:01)