The Libertarian

The Libertarian

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  • Trump, Sessions, and the Pardon Power
    Richard Epstein examines the most recent legal questions to emerge from the Trump White House: Could the president pardon himself? Was Jeff Sessions right to recuse himself from the Russia investigation? And could Donald Trump remove Robert Mueller as special counsel? (Playing time: 18:08)
    19 min
  • Buy American?
    Richard Epstein reacts to the Trump Administration's exhortations to "buy American" and tackles common misperceptions about international trade, NAFTA, trade deficits, and manufacturing. (Playing time: 18:22)
    19 min
  • Salvaging Health Care Reform
    Richard Epstein looks at the policy changes that would most effectively cure what ails American health care -- and responds to progressives calling for the adoption of a single-payer system. (Playing time: 20:26)
    21 min
  • An End to Gerrymandering?
    Richard Epstein looks at a case challenging gerrymandering in Wisconsin, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in its upcoming term. Because the Court has never previously struck down a redistricting plan on the basis of partisan bias, the ruling to come could be a watershed. (Playing time: 16:00)
    16 min
  • The Basket Case States
    Richard Epstein charts the decline of Illinois -- along with similarly situated states like Connecticut and California -- and demonstrates how bad public policy can drive states into an economic death spiral. (Playing time: 16:25)
    17 min
  • Forget Paris?
    Criticizing both the science and the economics, Richard Epstein makes the case for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Playing time: 17:35)
    18 min
  • The Trump Allegations
    Richard Epstein looks at the political and legal fallout from allegations that President Trump may have disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats, and that he may have had an improper conversation with then FBI Director Jim Comey. (Playing time: 16:58)
    17 min
  • Trump Fires Comey
    Richard Epstein reacts to the news that Jim Comey has been fired as FBI director, grapples with the ensuing criticisms of the Trump Administration, and looks back at Comey's legacy as head of the Bureau. (Playing time: 17:57)
    18 min

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