The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Epstein on Thomas Piketty’s 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'

At Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein takes on the best-seller by the French economist.

Epstein on Schuette v. BAMN

On Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein asks, "who has the final say on affirmative action in public institutions, the people or the courts?"

Epstein Argues that High Enrollments Offer No Assurance that ACA Will Work

At Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein argues that "a sound evaluation of the program must explain how, over its entire life-cycle, it can overcome all of the theoretical objections about its design."

Monday/Tuesday Blog Roundup

Eric Posner posts on Russia's invocation of 'civil war' in Ukraine and shares a response to his post on social security overpayments; Will Baude looks at a recent case in which police were caught lying; and Richard Epstein discusses "the problems with 'equal pay.'"

Epstein on McCutcheon

At Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein argues that weak property rights, not large campaign contributions, are undermining our political order.

Epstein on Patent Reform

At Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein warns: "Beware of Patent Reformers."

Epstein on Combating Poaching

On Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein argues that "a White House Report that outlines a 'National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking' is all too oblivious to vital concerns of private property owners and to the low probability that its draconian measures will reduce the illegal ivory trade."

Epstein, "California Snubs Free Trade"

On Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein takes a look at the recent Ninth Circuit decision Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey,which asks whether California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program should bind producers and shippers from other states.

Epstein on "Our Property Principle"

On Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein argues that "constitutional law does not evolve in a self-contained universe, but is embedded in the intellectual tradition of private property and limited government."

Recent Faculty Blog Roundup

Eric Posner looks at the growing crisis in Ukraine in a series of posts; Brian Leiter has a poll on New York Times v. Sullivan fifty years later; Will Baude posts his latest discussion with Eric Posner on originalism; Richard Epstein weighs in on the executive branch's dealings with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; and Richard Posner and Gary Becker discuss ending the embargo on Cuba.