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- Apr 26, 201820 min
The Behaviorist Temptation
Ten years after the release of Nudge, the volume that popularized behavioral economics, Richard Epstein considers the shortcomings of the behaviorist school and the concept of “libertarian paternalism.”
- Apr 19, 201817 min
The Economics of Amazon
Richard Epstein parses President Trump’s economic criticisms of Amazon — and examines a Supreme Court case that will determine how online retailers pay taxes.
- Apr 11, 201821 min
The Cohen Raid
Richard Epstein breaks down the legal rationales that may — or may not — have justified the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. He also examines the broader trajectory of the Mueller investigation. Whose job is in more danger: Mueller’s or Trump’s?
- Apr 4, 201820 min
The Unintended Consequences of Anti-Discrimination Laws
Richard Epstein discusses the history behind America’s anti-discrimination laws and explains why they’re not well-suited for the modern economy.
- Mar 29, 201817 min
Repeal the Second Amendment?
Richard Epstein reacts to former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ suggestion that the Second Amendment be repealed — and explains why the constitutional arguments about guns may point in a different direction than the policy arguments.
- Mar 23, 201820 min
The Public Pension Crisis
Richard Epstein explains how public pensions came to be a ticking time bomb for states and cities throughout the US, what the financial ramifications are, and why the road to reform is so perilous.
- Mar 15, 201818 min
Trade, Tariffs, and Trump
Richard Epstein contrasts two recent actions by the Trump Administration — the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the blocking of a foreign company’s attempts to take over an American tech firm — to demonstrate when national security concerns justify restrictions on trade ... and when they don’t.
- Mar 8, 201824 min
Free Speech on College Campuses
Richard Epstein looks at how attempts to suppress conservative speakers on college campuses intersects with the First Amendment, and calls on 50 years of experience as a university professor to diagnose how liberal activism has changed over the years.
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About The Libertarian
Supplementing his weekly column “The Libertarian,” which appears in the Hoover Institution’s Defining Ideas, Hoover Institution senior fellow Richard Epstein's weekly podcast series adds to Epstein’s regular written analysis that presents his classically libertarian perspective on national developments in public policy and the law. In the podcasts, Epstein will address both breaking news and policy issues.
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