Libertarian

Ferguson and Consent Decrees

Richard Epstein looks at the legal battle that has led the US Department of Justice to take Ferguson, Missouri to court. (Playing time: 17:19)

The Flint Water Crisis

Richard Epstein looks at the legal issues emerging from revelations that there are potentially dangerous amounts of lead in the drinking water of Flint, Michigan. (Playing time: 14:44)

Democrats, Republicans, and 2016

Richard Epstein looks at the recent twists and turns in both the Democratic and Republican Parties’ presidential contests. (Playing time: 15:18)

Citizenship and the Presidency

Richard Epstein examines the legal issues underpinning Donald Trump’s argument that Ted Cruz may be constitutionally ineligible to be president. (Playing time: 18:06)

Gun Control and Executive Action

Richard Epstein uses Barack Obama’s recent executive actions on guns as a springboard to discuss the President’s history of exercising unilateral executive power. (Playing time: 19:22)

Public Sector Unions and the Supreme Court

Richard Epstein dissects Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that could dramatically diminish the power of public-sector unions. (Playing time: 17:41)

Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court

Richard Epstein looks at the issues underlying the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, and whether the University of Texas at Austin’s affirmative action program complied with the stringent legal test the court set out in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). (Playing time: 14:16)

The Threat from ISIS

Richard Epstein examines the controversies around gun control, immigration, and surveillance that have emerged in the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. (Playing time: 17:39)

Higher Education, Political Correctness, and Woodrow Wilson

Richard Epstein responds to the controversy over Woodrow Wilson’s legacy at Princeton, and examines whether students are justified in wanting to disassociate the university from its former president. (Playing time: 20:08)

ISIS, Terrorism, and the Iraq War

Richard Epstein looks at the relationship between the war in Iraq and the current fight against ISIS, analyzing which lessons President Obama has and hasn’t learned. (Playing time: 17:33)