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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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Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015
12 min
Richard Epstein considers President Obama’s recent efforts to improve the United States’ relationship with Cuba and the broader implications for US foreign policy. (Playing time: 12:11)

Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015
21 min
Richard Epstein explains the historical development of antidiscrimination laws, looks at modern controversies involving religious liberty, and proposes a classical liberal solution based on mutual tolerance. (Playing time: 21:22)

Apr 8, 2015
Apr 8, 2015
17 min
Richard Epstein critiques the agreement that President Obama recently struck with Iran over the country’s nuclear program. (Playing time: 17:53)

Mar 31, 2015
Mar 31, 2015
20 min
Richard Epstein argues that critics of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act are undervaluing the right to free association. (Playing time: 20:49)

Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015
17 min
Richard Epstein looks at efforts to constrain the classification of workers as “independent contractors,” including a pair of controversial court cases involving Uber and Lyft. (Playing time: 17:17)

Mar 18, 2015
Mar 18, 2015
20 min
Richard Epstein examines the contents of two new Justice Department reports out of Ferguson, Missouri: one exonerating Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, one claiming evidence of systemic racial bias in the city’s police force. (Playing time: 20:20)

Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015
13 min
Richard Epstein looks at the recent flap over Republican senators’ letter to Iran, examines President Obama’s decision to circumvent Congress on a potential diplomatic agreement with Tehran, and considers what it all means for the future of US foreign policy. (Playing time: 13:52)

Mar 6, 2015
Mar 6, 2015
19 min
Richard Epstein examines the oral arguments in King v. Burwell, considers the responses of John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy, and interprets what it all may mean for the eventual ruling. (Playing time: 19:58)

Mar 4, 2015
Mar 4, 2015
15 min
Richard Epstein looks at the legal issues surrounding the Supreme Court’s upcoming Obamacare case, why the progressive justices might be inclined to side with the administration, and what the fallout from a verdict overturning Obamacare subsidies might look like. (Playing time: 15:39)

Feb 25, 2015
Feb 25, 2015
14 min
Richard Epstein explains how Greece can solve its ongoing debt problem, looks at the difficulty of effectively restructuring the country’s debt, and considers whether the European Union can endure. (Playing time: 14:51)
