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. Update: The Hoover Institution has the full video, along with a transcript.

• 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.

Comments

[Chris]

Congress is allowed to pass bills of attainder and ex post facto laws?