Libertarian

Richard Epstein diagnoses the errors that led Silicon Valley Bank to fail and discusses the inevitable rescue by the Treasury Department to prevent widespread contagion.

Richard Epstein reads the tea leaves on the likelihood that President Biden’s student loan forgiveness will be allowed to stand—regardless of the tricky standing issues highlighted by the administration.

Richard Epstein grades President Biden’s State of the Union address and disagrees with both parties’ unwillingness to reform major entitlement policies.

Richard Epstein discusses various states proposals for taxing wealth, the constitutionality of “exit taxes,” and the advantages of a consumption tax.

Richard Epstein discusses a new case at the Supreme Court that involves tricky questions of purposeful harm from unions when going on strike for a better contract.

Richard Epstein discusses the similarities and differences between Biden and Trump’s classified document troubles, then offers a discussion of his favorite attorneys general from the last fifty years.

Richard Epstein untangles the various legal challenges to Title 42 and its pandemic-motivated border control policy, and speculates as to why the Biden administration hasn’t ended it on its own.

Richard Epstein reviews the biggest stories of 2022—from Twitter and free speech, to Dobbs and Affirmative Action, ending with Donald Trump and a future indictment.

Richard Epstein responds to complaints that the Supreme Court is becoming too active in response to executive overreach.

Richard Epstein discusses a recent protest over a speaker at a Federalist Society event and provides guidelines for handling speech one finds offensive or threatening.