Richard Epstein parses the ability of Donald Trump to use executive privilege as a former president and discusses the consequences of the House select committee holding Steve Bannon in contempt.

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Check Your Executive Privilege: Trump and Bannon’s Legal Strategy and the 1/6 Commission

Richard Epstein untangles federal vs. state vaccine mandates and the rights of businesses to choose how they operate.

The Federal vs. State Vaccine Mandate Showdown

Supreme Court cases affecting gun rights, religious liberty, and abortion will soon be heard by the Court.

Justices Reign Supreme: ’21 SCOTUS Docket Preview

Richard Epstein assesses the infrastructure and reconciliation bills being debated and discusses who is to blame for the upcoming debt ceiling fiasco.

It’s Not Our Default: Massive Spending and The National Debt

Richard Epstein judges the likelihood of success of yet another universal basic income plan and provides grave predictions about the ability of the federal government to rein in spending.

Does a Universal Basic Income Make Sense?

Richard Epstein reacts to the proposed tax increases in President Biden’s spending bill and explains what “tax the rich” really means.

Biden’s Plan to Tax the Rich

Richard Epstein delves into President Biden’s new vaccine mandate and addresses whether it holds up to constitutional scrutiny.

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Richard Epstein reacts to the new Texas abortion bill and weighs in whether states should be allowed to delegate enforcement of controversial laws to civilians.

Did Texas Just Find a New Way to Ban Abortion?

Richard Epstein explains when the use of force is justified overseas, what President Biden has gotten wrong by withdrawing from Afghanistan, and how our allies and adversaries will react to the fall of Pax Americana.

Afghanistan and the Death of Pax Americana

Richard Epstein dives into the latest IPCC report on climate change and provides a few methods for how to interpret, critique, and verify its results.

Interpreting the IPCC’s New Report on Climate Change

Is that legal? Richard answers questions about the constitutionality of student loan forgiveness, the national eviction moratorium, and California’s upcoming recall election.

Loan Forgiveness, Eviction Moratoriums, and Recall Unconstitutionality — Oh My

Richard Epstein recounts President Reagan’s handling of the air traffic controller strike of 1981 and offers lessons for future conflicts with other public sector unions.

How Ronald Reagan Dealt With Unions

Richard Epstein details the upcoming Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade and gives his predictions based on the current composition of the Court.

The Case That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade

Richard Epstein delves into Trump’s claim that censorship by tech companies violated his First Amendment rights and explains why there’s more to the lawsuit than at first glance.

Was Big Tech’s Censorship of Trump Unconstitutional?

Richard Epstein weighs in on recent moves by the SEC to change financial disclosure requirements regarding climate change and warns against mission creep in regulatory agencies.

Climate Change and the SEC

The Libertarian podcast features a weekly conversation with Hoover senior fellow Richard Epstein on the issues of the day.

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