
Libertarian
The Libertarian podcast features a weekly conversation with Hoover senior fellow Richard Epstein on the issues of the day.
Latest episodes

Jun 15, 2023 • 36min
Boxes In The Bathroom: The Trump Indictment Unpacked | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
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.

Jun 9, 2023 • 23min
Alabama Overturned: The Court’s Voting Rights Act Case | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
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.

May 23, 2023 • 20min
Whose Default Is It? The Debt Ceiling Negotiations | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein dissects the legal arguments in favor of ignoring the debt ceiling and pushes back on the notion that Congress nullified debt limits during federal budget arrangements in the 1970s.

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May 12, 2023 • 28min
It’s Everyone’s Default: The Debt Ceiling Approaches | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein considers the consequences of the federal government defaulting on its debts, explains why attempts to use the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress are misguided, and closes with a remembrance of the late (great) John Raisian.

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Apr 28, 2023 • 22min
Big Government Constrained: SCOTUS Tames The Administrative State | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein explains how a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court decision to limit the administrative state is correct in its ruling but flawed in its reasoning.

Apr 22, 2023 • 24min
You Compete Me: The Case for Keeping Non-Compete Agreements | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein talks through his objections with the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements in the United States and provides clarity on anti-trust concerns.

Apr 15, 2023 • 24min
Backing Bibi: Israel’s Judicial Overreaction | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein defends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms. Are critics right that they’re anti-democratic in nature? Or are they necessary following new expansive powers claimed by the Israeli Supreme Court?

Apr 5, 2023 • 42min
Nothing To Bragg About: Epstein & Yoo On Manhattan DA’s Trump Indictment | Libertarian: Richard Epstein and John Yoo | Hoover Institution
The indictment of Donald J. Trump was unsealed to an almost universally negative reaction—even those who want to see him behind bars. How likely is the case to be dropped before going to trial? What jurisdiction does the DA claim to have? To what standard should an indictment of a former president be held? And has Donald Trump forfeited his right to argue the justice system has been politicized?

Mar 31, 2023 • 18min
Bragg Makes Indictments Great Again: Now What? | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein reacts to the news that Donald Trump has officially been indicted and discusses its effect on other ongoing investigations.

Mar 22, 2023 • 19min
Indictment or Incitement? Another Trump Conundrum | Libertarian: Richard Epstein | Hoover Institution
Richard Epstein discusses the reports of an incoming indictment of Donald Trump and casts a skeptical eye on the severity of the case.