The faculty lounge moves west, as Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo both check in from sunny California (while resident cat-herder Troy Senik stays behind in frigid New York). On this installment: Did the Supreme Court’s parsing of the vaccine mandate pass muster? Have we figured out Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett yet? Can Donald Trump be held civilly liable for the January 6 riots? Did the Supreme Court sell the former president’s claims of executive privilege short? Is reforming the Electoral Count Act the most essential element of election reform? Is higher education a cartel (there’s a split in the faculty lounge)? And why did a Georgia sheriff trying to keep trick-or-treaters safe fall afoul of the First Amendment?
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Valerie Ramey discusses how Hall’s “New Keynesianism” school of thought impacts modern economic scholarship and its utilization in practical terms, as well as her working relationship with the future laureate, dating back to her graduate-school days, when she served as Hall’s research assistant on matters like the flat tax.
October 16, 2026
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From politics and economics to journalism and culture, leading voices reflect on how Thomas Sowell’s ideas shaped their thinking and continue to inspire new generations.
October 15, 2026
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Steven Davis asks San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly how the Fed’s communications regime has changed under the chairmanship of Kevin Warsh, and how she thinks about the implications of AI for monetary policy.
October 14, 2026
