New York University Journal of Law & Liberty

04/11/2017

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: Brussels Gets Brexit Wrong—Again.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein Theresa May, the British prime minister, recently sent a letter to Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, announcing that the UK would withdraw from the EU under the procedures set out in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Her letter noted that, ev

02/28/2017

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: The Affordable Housing Crisis.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein Housing policy has become yet another flashpoint in these highly polarized times. Much of the controversy swirls around President Donald Trump’s nomination of Ben Carson, a distinguished neurosurgeon, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. HUD ope

01/17/2017

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: A Revolution in Administrative Law.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein One of the most vital, but technical, items on the Republican agenda is not likely to get its fair share of public attention. On the first day of the new Congress, Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia introduced two pieces of legislation that could fun...

12/23/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: Obsolete Climate Science On CO2.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein The incoming Trump administration has promised dramatic transformations on many vital domestic issues. The best gauge of this development is the fierce level of opposition his policies have generated from Democratic stalwarts. One representative screed is a New York…

12/15/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: The Environmental Permit Menace.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein There is wide bipartisan support to take immediate steps at all levels of government to improve America’s aging and dilapidated infrastructure. The challenge of infrastructure design is to move people and goods rapidly and efficiently from one place to another, while...

12/06/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: America’s Immigration Quagmire.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein America’s immigration problem raises a huge set of thorny issues. At a theoretical level, it is difficult to articulate, let alone implement, the ideal immigration policy. While there are compelling arguments in favor of the basic norm of free trade, an open immigrat...

11/30/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: Obama’s Labor Market Mischief.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and its subsequent amendments (FLSA), Congress has delegated to the President the power to set overtime regulations for all public and private employees throughout the United States. On March 13, 2016, President Obama direct...

11/23/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: California’s Needless Housing Crisis

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein Everyone agrees the most attractive areas in California suffer from a housing crisis that calls for drastic action. The difficult question is deciding what should be done. Many of the challenges are embodied in the small California town of Mountain View, population 8...

11/08/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: The Loyal Opposition.

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein No matter which candidate wins this Tuesday’s election, the nation is likely to continue the downward slide that started with the election of Barack Obama as president in November 2008. In the last eight years, the nation has fractured morally; it has failed to grow…

11/03/2016

Read Judge Andrew P. Napolitano's latest post: J. Edgar Comey.

Andrew Napolitano* Andrew Napolitano I had intended to use this final column before the presidential election to explain at length why I cannot vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump and plan to vote for Gary Johnson for president. In a nutshell, big government is our biggest problem. It th...

11/01/2016

Read Richard Epstein's latest post: Unaffordable Care Act

Richard Epstein* Richard Epstein The defenders of the Affordable Care Act are running out of excuses for the dismal performance of its health care exchanges. It is now old news that many uninsured individuals are unable, even with sizeable subsidies, to purchase health care coverage from private hea...

10/27/2016

Read Judge Andrew P. Napolitano's latest post: What Happened to the FBI?.