Podcast appearances and mentions of Eric Posner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 60:49

On this Presidents’ Day edition of We the People, political historian Julian Zelizer of Princeton and constitutional law professor Eric Posner of the University of Chicago Law School join host Jeffrey Rosen to debate the question: Is the presidency too powerful? Starting with the Founding Fathers’ vision for the presidency, they trace the evolution of presidential power through the Progressive Era presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, the move to restrain presidential power in the 1970s during LBJ’s and Richard Nixon’s presidencies, and the uptick in exercises of unilateral presidential power by modern presidents like George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Finally, they share their thoughts on presidential emergency powers and President Trump’s recent declaration of a national emergency to fund construction of the border wall. Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

Is the Presidency Too Powerful?

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 60:49

On this Presidents’ Day edition of We the People, political historian Julian Zelizer of Princeton and constitutional law professor Eric Posner of the University of Chicago Law School join host Jeffrey Rosen to debate the question: Is the presidency too powerful? Starting with the Founding Fathers’ vision for the presidency, they trace the evolution of presidential power through the Progressive Era presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, the move to restrain presidential power in the 1970s during LBJ’s and Richard Nixon’s presidencies, and the uptick in exercises of unilateral presidential power by modern presidents like George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Finally, they share their thoughts on presidential emergency powers and President Trump’s recent declaration of a national emergency to fund construction of the border wall. Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

S3E05 - Where There's a Weyl, There's a Radical Market ft. Glen Weyl

Connected & Disaffected

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 45:59

The gang return with a single-issue episode - discussing Eric Posner and Glen Weyl's book "Radical Markets", bringing together ideas from the extremes of the political spectrum. Ideas include eradicating private property, redistributing wealth, pursuing social justice... through a free market encompassing *everything*. They've also got interesting ideas about direct democracy, immigration, anti-trust laws and personal data. Rowan interviews one of the authors, Glen Weyl, who explains the genesis of the book and the crux of their ideas. Our key conclusion from the whole discussion is that he has an incredibly large brain. Be sure to check out the book - you may not agree with all 5 of its ideas, but it'll get you thinking. Book Website: http://radicalmarkets.com/ Ideas Website: https://radicalxchange.org/ Glen Weyl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/glenweyl

#52 - Prof Glen Weyl on uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society

80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 164:26

Pro-market economists love to wax rhapsodic about the capacity of markets to pull together the valuable local information spread across all of society about what people want and how to make it. But when it comes to politics and voting - which also aim to aggregate the preferences and knowledge found in millions of individuals - the enthusiasm for finding clever institutional designs often turns to skepticism. Today's guest, freewheeling economist Glen Weyl, won't have it, and is on a warpath to reform liberal democratic institutions in order to save them. Just last year he wrote Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society with Eric Posner, but has already moved on, saying "in the 6 months since the book came out I've made more intellectual progress than in the whole 10 years before that." Weyl believes we desperately need more efficient, equitable and decentralised ways to organise society, that take advantage of what each person knows, and his research agenda has already been making breakthroughs. Links to learn more, summary and full transcript Our high impact job board Join our newsletter Despite a history in the best economics departments in the world - Harvard, Princeton, Yale and the University of Chicago - he is too worried for the future to sit in his office writing papers. Instead he has left the academy to try to inspire a social movement, RadicalxChange, with a vision of social reform as expansive as his own. You can sign up for their conference in Detroit in March here Economist Alex Tabarrok called his latest proposal, known as 'liberal radicalism', "a quantum leap in public-goods mechanism-design" - we explain how it works in the show. But the proposal, however good in theory, might struggle in the real world because it requires large subsidies, and compensates for people's selfishness so effectively that it might even be an overcorrection. An earlier mechanism - 'quadratic voting' (QV) - would allow people to express the relative strength of their preferences in the democratic process. No longer would 51 people who support a proposal, but barely care about the issue, outvote 49 incredibly passionate opponents, predictably making society worse in the process. We explain exactly how in the episode. Weyl points to studies showing that people are more likely to vote strongly not only about issues they *care* more about, but issues they *know* more about. He expects that allowing people to specialise and indicate when they know what they're talking about will create a democracy that does more to aggregate careful judgement, rather than just passionate ignorance. But these and indeed all of Weyl's ideas have faced criticism. Some say the risk of unintended consequences is too great, or that they solve the wrong problem. Others see these proposals as unproven, impractical, or just another example of an intellectual engaged in grand social planning. I raise these concerns to see how he responds. As big a topic as all of that is, this extended conversation also goes into the blockchain, problems with the effective altruism community and how auctions could replace private property. Don't miss it. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type '80,000 Hours' into your podcasting app. The 80,000 Hours Podcast is produced by Keiran Harris.

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Is the Act Protecting the Special Counsel Unconstitutional?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 54:06

This episode examines the constitutionality of the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act – bipartisan legislation that, if passed, would impose regulations on firing a Special Counsel (such as Robert Mueller). Although the bill is stalled for now, legal thinkers continue to offer a range of views on its constitutionality. Joining host Jeffrey Rosen to explore this debate are Josh Geltzer of Georgetown, arguing that the bill is not constitutional, and Eric Posner of University of Chicago, arguing that it is. BONUS: Hear Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) – one of the co-sponsors of the act – discuss it with Jeffrey Rosen on a special bonus episode, recorded the same day that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to stall the bill on the Senate floor.

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Is the Act Protecting the Special Counsel Unconstitutional?

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 54:06

This episode examines the constitutionality of the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act – bipartisan legislation that, if passed, would impose regulations on firing a Special Counsel (such as Robert Mueller). Although the bill is stalled for now, legal thinkers continue to offer a range of views on its constitutionality. Joining host Jeffrey Rosen to explore this debate are Josh Geltzer of Georgetown, arguing that the bill is not constitutional, and Eric Posner of University of Chicago, arguing that it is. BONUS: Hear Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) – one of the co-sponsors of the act – discuss it with Jeffrey Rosen on a special bonus episode, recorded the same day that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to stall the bill on the Senate floor.

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Episode 44: Noncompetes Under Attack??

Akerman WorkedUp Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 54:32

In this episode, Matt Steinberg welcomes renowned legal scholar and University of Chicago Law Professor, Eric Posner, to discuss the increased legal, legislative and social scrutiny surrounding noncompetition agreements – specifically, how courts are analyzing their enforceability, how various states are legislating guardrails around their increased use (for example, by barring them as to low-wage workers) and why, at this unique point in time, society seems more focused on whether these types of agreements serve the greater good. Matt and Professor Posner debate the various pros and cons of these trends, examine Professor Posner’s recent New York Times Op-Ed on “Monopsony” and discuss best practices/tips for employers on the use of noncompetes. http://www.akerman.com/podcasts/disclaimer/workedup.html

Glen Weyl: Radical Markets – Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society

Epicenter - Learn about Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 59:53

The rise of populism and increasing inequality have led to widespread questioning of democracy and capitalism. Glen Weyl, a political economist and Principal Researcher at Microsoft, along with legal scholar Eric Posner, published a book called ‘Radical Markets’. Radical Markets explores how restructuring property rights and voting systems could lead to more efficient markets and a more just society. Glen joined us to discuss the book and why the blockchain space is a fertile testbed to explore these radical new ideas. Topics covered in this episode: Why blockchain is on a trajectory to exacerbate inequality and fail at improving the world Why property should be seen as a monopolistic institution How property rights create inefficient markets The radical idea of transforming property rights via a Common Ownership Self-Assessed Tax (COST) How the one-person-one-vote system contributed to the crisis of democracy How quadratic voting works and leads to fairer outcomes Whether or not buying of votes should be allowed in QV His work with Vitalik and radical markets experiments in blockchain Episode links: Radical Markets Glen Weyl Website Property is Only Another Name for Monopoly (2017) On Radical Markets - Vitalik Buterin Book Review Liberation Through Radical Decentralization – Post by Vitalik & Glen This economist wants to abolish private property using blockchain | Wired Thank you to our sponsors for their support: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent . Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire at toptal.com/epicenter. This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/251

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Marvin Kalb’s stories from Russia

The Brookings Cafeteria

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 47:18

Nonresident Senior Fellow discusses his experience as a diplomatic attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in his recent book, “.” Also in this episode, shares lessons learned from a recent event with former Fed Chairs Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke. Finally, Alan Krueger discusses his new paper with Eric Posner on three reforms for protecting low-income workers from monopsony and collusion. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the .

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Ep. 28: Eric Posner and the Logan Act

Chicago Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 27:39

University of Chicago distinguished law professor Eric Posner co-wrote a powerful Op-Ed in the New York Times about the Logan Act and Robert Mueller's investigation. Hear him discuss its legal dimensions and possible outcomes with Mayor Emanuel.

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Enemy of Mankind

More Perfect

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 54:36

Should the U.S. Supreme Court be the court of the world? In the 18th century, two feuding Frenchmen inspired a one-sentence law that helped launch American human rights litigation into the 20th century. The Alien Tort Statute allowed a Paraguayan woman to find justice for a terrible crime committed in her homeland. But as America reached further and further out into the world, the court was forced to confront the contradictions in our country’s ideology: sympathy vs. sovereignty. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Jesner v. Arab Bank, a case that could reshape the way America responds to human rights abuses abroad. Does the A.T.S. secure human rights or is it a dangerous overreach? The key voices: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr., son of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa Sr. Dolly Filártiga, sister of Joelito Filártiga Paloma Calles, daughter of Dolly Filártiga Peter Weiss, lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represented Dolly Filártiga in Filártiga v. Peña-Irala Katherine Gallagher, lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights Paul Hoffman, lawyer who represented Kiobel in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum John Bellinger, former legal adviser for the U.S. Department of State and the National Security Council William Casto, professor at Texas Tech University School of Law Eric Posner, professor at University of Chicago Law School Samuel Moyn, professor at Yale University René Horst, professor at Appalachian State University The key cases: 1984: Filártiga v. Peña-Irala 2013: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum 2017: Jesner v. Arab Bank The key links: Center for Constitutional Rights Additional music for this episode by Nicolas Carter. Special thanks to William J. Aceves, William Baude, Diego Calles, Alana Casanova-Burgess, William Dodge, Susan Farbstein, Jeffery Fisher, Joanne Freeman, Julian Ku, Nicholas Rosenkranz, Susan Simpson, Emily Vinson, Benjamin Wittes and Jamison York. Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr., who appears in this episode, passed away in October 2016. Leadership support for More Perfect is provided by The Joyce Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation. Supreme Court archival audio comes from Oyez®, a free law project in collaboration with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell.

"Executive Orders, Immigration, & the Donald's Muslim Ban"

Coffee Party USA Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 53:00

"Executive Orders have been in the news lately. Some people claim that President Obama goes too far with his Orders. Others are more concerned about the recent statement by Republican candidate Donald Trump that he would use his Executive Orders to limit Muslim immigration to the United States. We’ll discuss it with law professor Eric Posner on our next episode. Your Weekly Constitutional is hosted by Constitutional Law Professor Stewart Harris. Stewart teaches Constitutional Law at the Appalachian School of Law (ASL) in Grundy, Virginia. In 2011, Professor Harris created a public radio show, Your Weekly Constitutional, which is produced at WETS-FM, the NPR affiliate in Johnson City, Tennessee, and syndicated nationally. YWC is underwritten by the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Montpelier, the historic home of the Father of the Constitution, James Madison Please join Stewart for this important discussion on Friday 3:00 PM EDT/Noon PST on Coffee Party Radio

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Digesting food crime: is there an appetite for prosecution?

The Rights Track

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 22:14

In Episode 8 of The Rights Track, Todd talks to Professor Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, International Chair of Human Rights at Wilfred Laurier University in Canada about state food crime, what it is, where it's happening, why she believes it should be considered an international human rights crime and the challenges around prosecuting it. 0.00-4.48 How Rhoda got interested in food crime. She mentions an article by David Marcus which discusses four levels of state food crime: intentional, reckless, indifference and incompetence and argues that the intentional and reckless starvation of citizens should be considered an international crime. Rhoda explains how she produced a case study for each of the levels: on North Korea, Zimbabwe, Israel and Venezuela. She has also examined malnutrition in aboriginal people in Australia and Canada. Discussion of the law and the legal basis for these claims. Rhoda argues that food crime should have same status as torture. Existing human rights laws include the rights to be free from malnutrition as laid out in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. International Criminal Court has a clause prohibiting extermination of populations. Laws have not been consolidated though and possible or likely punishments are not clear so a case has never been made. 4.48-12.55 Rhoda mentions the important work of the Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen who argued that famine was caused by countries who did not allow political opposition, elections or freedom of the press based in part on the Great Famine in Ireland in the 19th Century. In her book, State Food Crimes published by Cambridge University Press, Rhoda examines famines in countries with totalitarian regimes: Soviet Union and Ukraine in the 1930s, China in 50s and 60s and Cambodia in the 1970s. She also looked at countries where there was some level of democracy e.g. Canada (but not for aborigines) and Ireland (voting for the English but not for the Irish) and in Germany post World War 1. Rhoda outlines and explains four additional rights that she developed from this research: right to citizenship, right to mobility, right to own your land/property and right to work. 12.55 -17.10 Further discussion about Venezuela and the effect of price controls and other actions of Hugo Chavez' government including hijacking of media for his own purposes, land invasions and the rise of political violence up to and since his death in 2013 and the uncertainty and continuing political violence and protests surrounding the new Government of Nicolas Maduro including reports of power and food rationing. 17.10 - end Discussion around accountability - who can be held accountable by whom and how for the sorts of things that Rhoda's research reveals? Rhoda uses North Korea as an example of a country that could potentially be taken to court for starving its own people. She points out that other concerns about North Korea's nuclear capability and the wider threat of this to the region and other parts of the world tend to take precedence. Todd summarises points made around the inter-relatedness of rights, how international human rights law is powerful in some areas and not in others, how accountability is difficult to prove and the competing priorities around power and access to weapons etc. Further information and resources Famine Crimes in International Law, David Marcus, The American Journal of International Law Colonialism and Under development in Ghana Rhoda Howard-Haussmann's blog Rights and Rightlessness: Rhoda Howard-Haussmann on Human Rights Related articles from Rhoda's blog Hugo Chavez and the Right to Food in Venezuela Venezuelan Update: Food Situation Worsens Venezuela: Demonstrations and Repression under Nicolas Maduro North Korean Slave Labour Crimes against humanity in North Korea Cannibalism in North Korea North Korea: Still one of the world's most awful places to live (and die) African Union Chooses Dictator Mugabe as New Chair Property Rights of West Bank Palestinians Water Rights of West Bank Palestinians Canada: Malnourishment of Aboriginal Children 21st Century Malnutrition among Canada's Aboriginal Peoples Other related articles from OpenGlobalRights Legal mobilization: a critical first step to addressing economic and social rights Can legal interventions really tackle the root causes of poverty? The international treaty on economic and social rights has positive impacts Historic step towards access to justice for ESCR violations at UN The twilight of human rights law Twilight or dark glasses? A reply to Eric Posner

Episode 103: All over the Gander

Oral Argument

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 81:26

We’re joined by a scholar of patent law, administrative law, and many other things, Jonathan Masur. Jonathan does not think the patent office has done a very good job of conducting cost-benefit analyses of various rules and procedures for issuing, maintaining, and challenging patents. Supposing patents should exist at all - can you tell who writes these show notes? - how should we account for the effects of the way we administer the system? These questions lead us to some basic conversation about cost-benefit analysis and and the value of patents. And we wind up asking simple questions, like what a cost is. This show’s links: Jonathan Masur’s faculty profile and writing Jonathan Masur, CBA at the PTO Jonathan Masur and Eric Posner, Unquantified Benefits and the Problem of Regulation Under Uncertainty Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee Patent and Trademark Office, Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings, Post-Grant Review Proceedings (at 48720-48722) Patent and Trademark Office, Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees in accordance with Section 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Paul Heald, A Transaction Cost Theory of Patent Law Special Guest: Jonathan Masur.

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Executive Orders, Immigration and the Donald's Muslim Ban

Your Weekly Constitutional

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 53:56

President Obama wants to formalize the longstanding practice of the U.S. government allowing millions of undocumented aliens to remain in the United States. Donald Trump wants to step up deportations and ban all Muslim immigration. But does any president have that much executive power? Join us as we speak to University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner about this controversial constitutional question.

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Problems with Quantifying Benefits in CBA (audio)

Becker Friedman Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2015 43:08

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Cost-benefit analysis requires the decision maker to estimate both the benefits and the costs of a regulation in monetary terms. However, in many cases, regulators refuse to report a monetized value for the benefits of a rule that they issue. In this presentation, Eric Posner asks: If they are not doing cost-benefit analysis, what are these agencies actually doing?

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Problems with Quantifying Benefits in CBA (video)

Becker Friedman Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2015 43:08

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Cost-benefit analysis requires the decision maker to estimate both the benefits and the costs of a regulation in monetary terms. However, in many cases, regulators refuse to report a monetized value for the benefits of a rule that they issue. In this presentation, Eric Posner asks: If they are not doing cost-benefit analysis, what are these agencies actually doing?

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AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - January 18, 2014

America's Democrats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2015 36:26

Barnes says Obama’s moves will hasten democracy in Cuba … human rights expert Eric Posner names free speech as the number one right … and Bill Press talks with LBJ archivist Kent Germany. With President Obama easing travel and other restrictions against Cuba, former Congressman Mike Barnes, an expert on Latin America, says his actions will speed the island’s move toward democracy. In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, human rights expert Eric Posner explains the importance of freedom of expression. And Bill Press talks about LBJ and MLK with historian Kent Germany. Mike Barnes Latin America expert Mike Barnes says the opening to Cuba will be on history’s list of President Obama’s Top 10 hits. http://www.ciponline.org/about-us/experts-staff/michael_barnes Eric Posner Much is being debated about freedom of expression. Human rights expert Eric Posner says it is the most important right because it underpins all other rights. http://ericposner.com/ Kent Germany Bill Press and his guest, LBJ archivist Kent Germany. Jim Hightower Inaugural galas for governors become influences-buying bazaars.

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Charlie Hebdo and the freedom of speech

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 24:43

Eric Posner from the University of Chicago and Jonathan Rauch from the Brookings Institution tackle an urgent constitutional debate: If speech is perceived to be insulting or indecent, is it permissible for government to regulate its expression?

Charlie Hebdo and the freedom of speech

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 24:43

Eric Posner from the University of Chicago and Jonathan Rauch from the Brookings Institution tackle an urgent constitutional debate: If speech is perceived to be insulting or indecent, is it permissible for government to regulate its expression?

Eric Posner: Twilight of Human Rights Law

WorldAffairs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 61:26

Despite countless international treaties, why has the world failed to address human rights violations? International law expert Eric Posner will discuss some of the reasons and what can be done to change it.Speaker Eric Posner is the Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago.The discussion is moderated by John Wilson, Partner, Shearman & Sterling.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1373

Online privacy for public figures in the social media age

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2014 33:20

Do current laws give public figures and private people adequate protection from online hackers who repost content on websites? The National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen speaks with Eric Posner and Marc Rotenberg about a very personal topic.

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Online privacy for public figures in the social media age

Your Weekly Constitutional

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2014 33:20

Do current laws give public figures and private people adequate protection from online hackers who repost content on websites? The National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen speaks with Eric Posner and Marc Rotenberg about a very personal topic.

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Law School Diploma and Hooding Ceremony, Spring 2014

Convocation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2014 86:03

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago Law School’s Diploma and Hooding Ceremony is held in the historic Rockefeller Memorial Chapel and celebrates the achievements of students who have completed the degree requirements for the doctor of law and master of laws. This annual event brings together Law School faculty, staff, students, family, and friends from across the globe. Speakers include Eric Posner, the Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, and Nancy Lieberman, JD’79, recipient of the Law School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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Episode 23: Rex Sunstein

Oral Argument

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2014 81:50

We dive into the legal nature of the regulatory state with Ethan Leib of Fordham Law School. In what sense is the making of regulatory policy, whether on the environment or on net neutrality, a legal process? Should regulatory agencies adhere to precedent or otherwise be bound by law-like doctrines? We learn about the White House’s influence over rulemaking through OIRA and question how OIRA should function and what legal principles should govern it. This show’s links: Ethan Leib’s faculty profile and articles This Week in Law 263: More Bodies on Blackacre, on which Joe and Christian were guests Nestor Davidson and Ethan Leib, Regleprudence - at OIRA and Beyond Mark Tushnet, Legislative and Executive Stare Decisis The nuclear option About OIRA, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and its resource page The major executive orders concerning federal regulation and the role of OIRA The repository of OIRA return letters Cass Sunstein, The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Myths and Realities Catherine Sharkey, State Farm 'with Teeth': Heightened Judicial Review in the Absence of Executive Oversight Julius Cohen, Towards Realism in Legisprudence and Legisprudence: Problems and Agenda Lon Fuller, The Morality of Law Carol Rose, New Models for Local Land Use Decisions Cass Sunstein’s memorandum for agency heads, Disclosure and Simplification as Regulatory Tools Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-4 Public comments on the Obama administration’s proposal to revise the basic regulatory executive order (including comments from Martha Nussbaum, Eric Posner, Gillian Metzler, Richard Revesz, Michael Livermore, and Peter Strauss) Ethan Leib and David Ponet, Fiduciary Representation and Deliberative Engagement with Children Evan Criddle, Fiduciary Administration: Rethinking Popular Representation in Agency Rulemaking Special Guest: Ethan Leib.

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Debt, Default and the Trillion-Dollar Coin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2013 58:59

Will we or won't we? Default, that is. On the national debt. Scary thought, isn't it? But don't panic. Instead, listen in as we speak with Eric Posner of the University of Chicago, who helps us figure out some constitutional options for dealing with the seemingly never-ending impasse over the federal budget. This episode is money.

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LEaP Interview with Eric Posner

LEaP

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2010 29:55

An introduction to the economic analysis of contract law and climate change justice

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Imposing the State of Exception: Constitutional Dictatorship, Torture, and Us (Discussion)

Center for Ethics in Society

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010 110:34

Eric Posner, Professor of Law University of Chicago, Colonel Steven Kleinman, Senior Intelligence Officer U.S. Air Force, and Mark Danner discuss Danner's April 14th talk about the 'state of exception.' (April 15, 2010)

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The Many Different Faces of Fault in Contract Law: Or How to Do Economics Right, without Really Trying

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 45:07

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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The Fault Principle as the Chameleon of Contract Law: A Market Function Approach

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 41:25

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Opening Remarks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 9:04

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Fault in Contract Law - Eric Posner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 48:47

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Fault in Contract Law - Roy Kreitner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 42:07

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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When is Willful Breach 'Willful'?: A Puzzle and Two Different Economic Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 38:30

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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A Comparative Fault Defense in Contract Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 50:46

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Willfulness versus Expectation: A Promisor-Based Defense of Willful Breach Doctrine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 37:09

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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An Information-Based Theory of Willful breach

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 42:16

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Stipulated Damages, Super-Strict Liability, and Mitigation in Contract Law