Diesel Shock: The High Cost of Energy Isolation
Why are diesel prices soaring, and why doesn’t American energy independence shield consumers from global shocks? Richard Epstein discusses h...
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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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20 of 30 episodesTrump’s $5,000 Promise and the Limits of Presidential Power
Richard Epstein examines Trump’s proposal to send Americans $5,000 checks, questioning who would pay, whether the giveaway makes economic se...
Can Trump Still Win the War With Iran?
Richard Epstein takes a look at Trump’s war with Iran and a strategy Epstein sees as dangerously muddled. From the Strait of Hormuz and soar...
Will a Mega-Merger Save or Destroy Hollywood?
Richard Epstein unpacks the antitrust battle over the proposed Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger—and what it reveals about th...
Zeus's Law: What The Odyssey Gets Right—and Wrong
Richard Epstein and Charles C. W. Cooke discuss Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey —its departures from Homer, its moral themes, and its specta...
Richard Epstein Fixes Soccer
Can the world's most popular sport be improved? Richard Epstein thinks so, and argues that soccer's rules are overdue for reform. From red c...
Roundup at The Supreme Court
Charles C. W. Cooke and Richard Epstein break down the Supreme Court’s Roundup v. Monsanto decision, arguing that the case was widely miscas...
Elon Musk, Inequality, and the Politics of Envy
Richard Epstein takes on the growing obsession with billionaires, wealth taxes, and economic “justice,” arguing that making the rich poorer...
Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Backfiring
This week, Richard Epstein weighs in on war, deterrence, and the limits of modern military strategy. Drawing lessons from World War II, Viet...
When Trump Sued Himself: The $1.776 billion Slush Fund
Richard Epstein analyzes the Trump administration’s controversial $1.776 billion settlement fund, arguing that it represents a profound brea...
A Turning Point For Section 2: SCOTUS Reins in the Voting Rights Act
Charles C. W. Cooke and Richard Epstein break down the Supreme Court’s latest Voting Rights Act decision, examining how the ruling in Louisi...
The Half-War
Richard Epstein examines the unfolding U.S. confrontation with Iran through both a strategic and constitutional lens, arguing that President...
The Slippery Slope of Social Media Liability
A Los Angeles jury has handed down a verdict stating that Meta and Google are held liable for a young woman’s psychological harm allegedly l...
Tax the Rich . . . Until They Leave: Mamdani and Rent Control
Richard Epstein takes aim at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for rent control and higher inheritance taxes, arguing that both policies punis...
Iran, Regime Change, and the War Powers Act
Richard Epstein defends the U.S. strike on Iran as a necessary act of preemptive self-defense, arguing that waiting for an “imminent” attack...
Equal Time in an Unequal Media Environment
Richard Epstein unpacks what the equal time rule actually is, where it came from, and why it still applies to broadcast television decades a...
Can Social Media Platforms Be Held Liable for User Speech?
Can social media companies be held legally responsible for the harms caused by their users? Richard Epstein examines the surge of lawsuits t...
Trump Flirts with Price Controls
President Trump’s recent embrace of economic proposals run sharply against free-market orthodoxy, exploring three headline-grabbing ideas: c...
Who Decides When America Goes to War?
Who actually decides when the United States goes to war—Congress or the president? Richard Epstein traces the Constitution’s original divisi...
Can the President Fire Anyone? SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Trump v. Slaughter
Richard Epstein does a deep into the Supreme Court’s latest showdown: Trump v. Slaughter , a case that could redefine presidential removal p...