Reasonable Disagreements

Nearly 50 years old, the National Environmental Policy Act has become a major roadblock for modern infrastructure projects. Hoover Institution fellows Richard Epstein and Adam White discuss whether it’s time to mend it—or end it.

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In the immediate aftermath of an FBI raid on the office of President Trump’s private counsel, Hoover Institution fellows Richard Epstein and Adam White debate whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is a problem in terms of constitutional structure and accountability. Along the way, they discuss the criminal process, and the need for “republican virtue” in our constitutional system.

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Recorded on March 18, 2018

Introducing Reasonable Debates, a new Hoover Institution podcast where two lawyers and Hoover fellows analyze the top legal issues of the day from an academic perspective. Richard Epstein’s and Adam White’s inaugural episode begins with a discussion of Epstein’s Defining Ideas column “The Troubled Legacy Of Dodd-Frank” concerning proposals to reform the Dodd-Frank financial law, and delves into a broader conversation on Dodd-Frank’s inherent problems.

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