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Iran, Regime Change, and the War Powers Act
Season 1 Episode 16
Richard Epstein defends the U.S. strike on Iran as a necessary act of preemptive self-defense, arguing that waiting for an “imminent” attack would ha…
1 week, 2 days ago
Equal Time in an Unequal Media Environment
Season 1 Episode 15
Richard Epstein unpacks what the equal time rule actually is, where it came from, and why it still applies to broadcast television decades after the …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Can Social Media Platforms Be Held Liable for User Speech?
Season 1 Episode 14
Can social media companies be held legally responsible for the harms caused by their users? Richard Epstein examines the surge of lawsuits targeting …
1 month, 1 week ago
Trump Flirts with Price Controls
Season 1 Episode 13
President Trump’s recent embrace of economic proposals run sharply against free-market orthodoxy, exploring three headline-grabbing ideas: capping cr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Who Decides When America Goes to War?
Season 1 Episode 12
Who actually decides when the United States goes to war—Congress or the president? Richard Epstein traces the Constitution’s original division of war…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Can the President Fire Anyone? SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Trump v. Slaughter
Episode 11
Richard Epstein does a deep into the Supreme Court’s latest showdown: Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could redefine presidential removal power and t…
3 months ago
Trump’s War on Narco Boats
Season 1 Episode 10
Richard Epstein examines the constitutional, statutory, and international-law implications of the Trump administration’s recent strikes on vessels in…
3 months, 1 week ago
Is Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?
Season 1 Episode 9
Gerrymandering is back in the headlines — and this time, the political map wars in Texas and California are colliding with the courts, the Constituti…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Can the President Declare a Trade ‘Emergency’? On the Supreme Court’s Tariff Case
Season 1 Episode 8
Richard Epstein delves into one of the most consequential Constitutional questions of our time: can the president unilaterally impose tariffs under e…
4 months, 1 week ago
The End of Hamas? Richard Epstein on Israel’s Path Forward
Season 1 Episode 7
Richard Epstein discusses Donald Trump’s surprise ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Richard argues it’s not peace but a pause—born of Israel’s…
4 months, 3 weeks ago