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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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Feb 23, 2017
Feb 23, 2017
19 min
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)

Feb 16, 2017
Feb 16, 2017
20 min
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)

Feb 9, 2017
Feb 9, 2017
21 min
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)

Jan 31, 2017
Jan 31, 2017
18 min
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)

Jan 26, 2017
Jan 26, 2017
20 min
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)

Jan 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2017
20 min
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)

Jan 11, 2017
Jan 11, 2017
19 min
Richard Epstein breaks down the complicated path to replacing Obamacare without destabilizing America's healthcare system. (Playing time: 19:59)

Dec 19, 2016
Dec 19, 2016
16 min
Richard Epstein looks at how the modern regulatory regime has slowed development and hindered infrastructure projects. (Playing time: 16:41)

Dec 14, 2016
Dec 14, 2016
18 min
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)

Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016
21 min
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)
