Richard Epstein dissects the legal arguments in favor of ignoring the debt ceiling and pushes back on the notion that Congress nullified debt limits during federal budget arrangements in the 1970s. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/whose-default-is-it-the-debt-ceiling-negotiations-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-s ..read more

Richard Epstein explains how a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court decision to limit the administrative state is correct in its ruling but flawed in its reasoning. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/big-government-constrained-scotus-tames-the-administrative-state-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by ..read more

Richard Epstein talks through his objections with the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements in the United States and provides clarity on anti-trust concerns. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/you-compete-me-the-case-for-keeping-non-compete-agreements-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please ..read more

Richard Epstein defends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms. Are critics right that they’re anti-democratic in nature? Or are they necessary following new expansive powers claimed by the Israeli Supreme Court? Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/backing-bibi-israels-judicial-overreaction-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Liberta ..read more

The indictment of Donald J. Trump was unsealed to an almost universally negative reaction—even those who want to see him behind bars. How likely is the case to be dropped before going to trial? What jurisdiction does the DA claim to have? To what standard should an indictment of a former president be held? And has Donald Trump forfeited his right to argue the justice system has been politicized? Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/nothing-to-bragg-about-epstein-yoo-on-manhattan-das-trump-indictment-libertarian-richard ..read more

Richard Epstein reacts to the news that Donald Trump has officially been indicted and discusses its effect on other ongoing investigations. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/bragg-makes-indictments-great-again-now-what-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in o ..read more

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. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/too-big-to-fail-dont-bank-on-it-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all ..read more

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. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/the-unforgiven-the-end-of-the-road-for-student-loan-amnesty-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts ..read more

Richard Epstein discusses various states proposals for taxing wealth, the constitutionality of “exit taxes,” and the advantages of a consumption tax. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/the-3-percent-solution-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, su ..read more

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. Source Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-libertarian/a-union-strike-gone-too-far-a-concrete-example-libertarian-richard-epstein-hoover-institution/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/. Subscribe to The Libertarian in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed ..read more