Libertarian

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)