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The Libertarian
by Richard A. Epstein
May 21, 2013
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The Real Lesson of the IRS Scandal

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Federal agencies from the FDA to the EPA to the FCC threaten the rule of law.
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