The Hot Seat—Replacing Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court

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