Here is my conversation with NYU law professor Richard Epstein. In this conversation, Richard talks about his involvement with a legal action aimed at stopping construction on the currently planned site of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. We discuss the legal issues. We also talk about critical race theory—its origins in the legal academy of the 1970s and 80s, its foundational ideas, its impact on American education, and whether it should be banned by law. We conclude with Richard, who urged Trump to resign in January 2017(!), decrying what he sees as a lack of "comity" on the part of the Biden administration.
I hope you enjoy the conversation! As always, I’m curious to know what you think. Let me know here and on Discord.
0:00 Why Richard is trying to stop the construction of the Obama Presidential Center on its present site
10:20 Richard's stymied attempt to stop alterations to Chicago's Soldiers Field
15:12 Raising questions about the OPC's environmental impact
31:16 Richard's account of critical race theory
39:35 A legal history of racial redress in the US
48:59 Richard: Biden exhibits less comity than Trump did
Richard Epstein — Contesting Obama's Footprint