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Video: Crisis and the Law with Richard Epstein

Over the past week, the National Review Online has been posting portions of a video interview with Richard Epstein as part of "Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson," produced by the Hoover Institution. Links to the week's episodes are below.

• MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 1 of 5 - Richard Epstein considers the soundness of contracts and the constitutionality of taxing bonuses at a rate of 90 percent. 
• TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 2 of 5 - Richard Epstein discusses the financial crisis, determining that ?government incentives were perverse, so the actions of the private parties were perverse.?
• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 01, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 3 of 5 - Richard Epstein rates the separate responses of the Bush and Obama administrations to the financial crisis.
• THURSDAY, APRIL 02, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 4 of 5 - Richard Epstein, who has dealt professionally with Barack Obama in the past, describes the talents and shortcomings of the 44th president.
• FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 5 of 5 - Richard Epstein discusses the constitutionality of several hot items on the congressional agenda, including card check.

Full post as published by The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).