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The Half-War
Season 1 Episode 19
Richard Epstein examines the unfolding U.S. confrontation with Iran through both a strategic and constitutional lens, arguing that President Trump’s …
5 days, 9 hours ago
The Slippery Slope of Social Media Liability
Season 1 Episode 18
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 linked to …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Tax the Rich . . . Until They Leave: Mamdani and Rent Control
Season 1 Episode 17
Richard Epstein takes aim at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for rent control and higher inheritance taxes, arguing that both policies punish landlor…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
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 month, 1 week 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 …
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …
2 months, 2 weeks 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…
3 months 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…
3 months, 4 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…
4 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…
4 months, 1 week ago