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Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle

It is edited by Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. I am one of the contributors.

Reason · Aug 19

Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for Fixing FIFA's Flawed Rulebook

His proposal to limit the next-game consequences of yellow cards and red cards deserves serious attention. But his proposals for awarding two points for a run-of-play goal and only one for a PK is flawed, as is his idea for changing soccer's overtime rule.

Reason · Jul 14

Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case

The diversity and quality of the briefs opposing Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs speaks for itself.

Reason · Jul 10, 2025

Balkinization Symposium on Andrew Koppelman's "Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed"

Participants include Jonathan Adler, Richard Epstein, Christina Mulligan, and myself, among others.

Reason · Nov 16, 2022

Judge rules against group suing to stop Obama Presidential Center

CHICAGO — The long-waged fight by the group Protect Our Parks to halt construction of former President Barack Obama’s Jackson Park museum and campus has reached the end of the road in the federal district courts. But the plaintiffs plan to take the case to the appellate level, continuing a…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 4, 2022

Foundations embrace organized labor with $20 million plan

Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of prominent progressive grantmakers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor that will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

A new start after 60: ‘I’m one of the world’s worst athletes – but I learned to skate in my 70s’

Richard Epstein, a 78-year-old scientist with stage four prostate cancer, says that skating helps him to embrace uncertainty

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022