Libertarian

The Supreme Court and Arizona’s Voting Requirements

Richard Epstein examines the recent Supreme Court case that overturned Arizona’s requirement that voters provide proof of citizenship. (Playing time: 20:35)

The patent system

Richard Epstein says that President Obama claims the patent system is broken and is specifically concerned about so-called patent trolls, companies that do not make products but instead buy up patents and then sue businesses they claim are infringing on them. But there are good reasons to question the president’s reasoning. (Playing time: 20:41)

Privacy, Security, and the National Security Agency (NSA)

Richard Epstein examines the legal and policy implications of NSA data mining and the legal punishments for national security leaks. (Playing time: 18:01)

Apple, Taxes, and Competition

Richard Epstein examines the controversy over Apple's tax payments and what it says about corporate taxes in America. (Playing time: 16:07)

Why Big Government Is Abusive Government

Richard Epstein looks at the IRS's abuse of the permit power and how that abuse also applies to the FDA, the EPA, and local zoning ordinances. (Playing time: 18:42)

Trouble at the Internal Revenue Service

Richard Epstein discusses recent revelations of IRS discrimination against conservative nonprofits and considers the scandal surrounding the Justice Department's monitoring of the Associated Press. (Playing time: 17:31)

Civil Liberties After Boston

Richard Epstein discusses the rule of law and how it applies to alleged Boston bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev. (Playing time: 18:40)

National Security and Torture

Richard Epstein discusses the findings of a task force he participated in dedicated to determining whether the United States committed acts of torture in the aftermath of 9/11. (Playing time: 21:30)

Margaret Thatcher: Titan of the Twentieth Century

Richard Epstein reminisces about Margaret Thatcher, labor, unions, free trade, and markets. Epstein notes that Thatcher was fine with the European Union being a free trade society but did not want a European Union with centralized regulations. Epstein emphasizes that Thatcher was right concerning the European monetary policies. She was a titan of the twentieth century. (Playing time: 17:00)

Richard Epstein discusses Economic Armageddon

Richard Epstein responds to David Stockman's New York Times opinion piece and its warnings of impending economic catastrophe. (Playing time: 18:19)