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Richard Epstein discusses several controversial cabinet nominations, including RFK Jr. at HHS, Kash Patel at FBI, and Kari Lake at the Voice of America. He also comments on the rapidly changing scenario in the Middle East and what it will mean for the incoming Trump administration's foreign policy.

Richard Epstein reacts to the long list of appointees to Trump's cabinet, including his less-than-traditional selections for Secretary of Defense, Director of National Intelligence, and Attorney General. He also addresses the suggestion that Trump use Article II, Section 3 to recess-appoint his whole cabinet. Recorded on November 13th, 2024.

Richard Epstein issues warnings and predictions for an upcoming second Trump term, covering Supreme Court appointments, the Senate filibuster, tariffs, abortion bans, illegal immigration, support for Ukraine and Israel, and deficit spending.

Richard Epstein reacts to a recent New York Times article about Trump's bombastic promises to prosecute his political enemies and provides expectations for voting results in the upcoming election.

Richard takes aim at California's new law to prevent legacy and donor-linked admissions at private universities, arguing against the claim that it parallels recent affirmative action rulings.

Richard Epstein clears up questions over Israel's beeper attack on thousands of Hezbollah members in Lebanon and provides the classical liberal's approach to preventing gun violence and school shootings.

Richard Epstein reacts to the news that a popular right-wing online content creation company has been paid to spread Russian propaganda and weighs in on an historian's absurd claims about the Holocaust and Winston Churchill.

Richard Epstein provides clarity on the treatment of Jewish students and the actions of pro-Palestinian protestors on college campuses from UCLA to Columbia. He then previews the problems the Democratic National Convention will likely have with far-left protestors and offers recommendations to those running the DNC.

Richard Epstein evaluates President Biden's three proposals for reforming the Supreme Court: A constitutional amendment, term limits for Justices, and a brand new code of ethics.

Richard Epstein reacts to President Biden stepping down from the Democratic ticket and weighs in on Vice President Kamala Harris' chances of beating Donald Trump in November. He also works through whether President Biden should step down before next January and what it would mean for Republicans in the meantime.

Richard Epstein opines on a big tax case decided by the Supreme Court, tries to make sense of Louisiana's inevitable First Amendment case, and weighs in on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's “punishment” of Columbia protestors.

Richard Epstein is in his element as he discusses new Supreme Court rulings on access to abortion pills, modifications to semiautomatic weapons, and the ability of workers to organize unions.

Richard Epstein reacts to Donald Trump being found guilty on 34 counts in New York State and lays out the likely appeal strategy by the former president.

Richard Epstein grades the contract demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, the severity of Trump's alleged election interference, and efficacy of Biden's new China tariffs.

Richard Epstein responds to the clearing of protests at Columbia University and the clashes between protestors at UCLA. He also gives Donald Trump advice for his upcoming speech to the Libertarian National Convention.

Richard Epstein discusses Israel and Iran trading missiles, Columbia University's decision to arrest protestors, and how far protests are allowed to go.

Richard Epstein remembers the late psychologist Daniel Kahneman and discusses the long-running debate between Kahneman's research on behavioral economics and the rational-choice models popularized by Gary Becker and Ronald Coase.

Richard Epstein weighs in on First Amendment concerns with the possibly of shutting down TikTok due to its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Richard Epstein comments on the possibility of a two-state solution, future Israel operations in the south of Gaza, and the Palestinian notion that Israel is a settler-colonialist nation.

Richard Epstein discusses Colorado's Supreme Court arguments for removing Trump from the ballot and then analyzes potential 25th Amendment concerns brought about by a special prosecutor's analysis of President Biden's mental competency.

Richard Epstein predicts the demise of Chevron deference after two cases were argued in front of the Supreme Court and then he discusses Texas Governor Abbott's spat with the Biden administration on the border.

Richard Epstein discusses whether Donald Trump has immunity with regard to January 6th and whether states should be allowed to remove him from their ballots due to the 14th Amendment.

Richard Epstein judges whether former President Trump's January 6th trial should be fast-tracked to make sure it is not delayed until after the election, and weighs in the House GOP's impeachment inquiry of President Biden.

Richard Epstein reacts to the appalling congressional testimony from presidents of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn regarding antisemitism on their campuses. Podcast transcript

Richard Epstein explains what constitutes a war crime and how Israel and Hamas differ in their culpability for the tragic loss of life among civilians.

Richard Epstein responds to the argument that Hamas's actions were justified because Israel is a colonizer, an occupier, and an apartheid state.

Richard Epstein discusses the pro-Hamas attitudes on college campuses and weighs in on Israel's end goal for Hamas.

Richard Epstein reacts to the terrorist acts committed by Hamas in Israel and the disappointing responses from many university student groups.

Richard Epstein picks apart a new antitrust suit against Amazon brought by the FTC and several states for a lack of demonstrable harm to consumers or prices.

Richard Epstein evaluates the demands of the United Auto Workers and judges the likelihood that their strike will end in success.

Richard Epstein weighs in on recent attempts to revive the tradition of Western civilization in American universities.

Richard Epstein takes us behind the scenes on the Amicus Brief he wrote with John Yoo about a Supreme Court case that has important implications for what kind of income is allowed to be taxed.

Richard Epstein contrasts President Biden's economic policy with the Trump and Obama administrations, and judges the success of the Inflation Reduction Act one year later.

Richard Epstein discusses a new legal argument that would prevent Donald Trump from ever holding office again and responds to guilty scenarios in Georgia and Washington D.C.

Richard Epstein dissects the Georgia RICO case brought against Donald Trump and 18 other defendants and finds several areas that may give the prosecution trouble as the case moves forward.

Richard Epstein discusses the Justice Department's case against Hunter Biden and the investigation by House Republicans into improper payments to the Biden family.

Richard Epstein finds few defenses available for Donald Trump as the former president faces serious charges relating to conspiring to obstruct an election and defrauding the people of the United States.

Richard Epstein rates two recent Supreme Court cases on free speech and discusses the ACLU's drift away from defending speech it disagrees with.

Richard Epstein discusses the Supreme Court cases that struck down affirmative action in university admissions and provides the relevant history on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Richard Epstein discusses Hunter Biden's plea deal, the House GOP's censure of Adam Schiff, and ProPublica's allegations about Justice Alito's fishing trip.

Richard Epstein discusses the facts of the case against Donald Trump, the legal and political defense strategies likely to be used, and why Hillary Clinton's emails remain relevant.

Richard Epstein discusses Allen v. Milligan, a surprising 5-4 decision on the Voting Rights Act decided by Roberts and Kavanaugh siding with the liberal justices.