EconTalk Archives, 2013
EconTalk Archives, 2013
EconTalk: Russ Roberts, Library of Economics and Liberty
Seidman on the Constitution
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Feb 4, 2013 at 11:30 am.
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Louis Michael Seidman of Georgetown University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the United States Constitution. Seidman argues that the we should ignore the Constitution in designing public policy, relying instead on the merits of policy regardless of their constitutionality. Seidman defends his position by citing examples in the past where constitutionality has been ignored and says it would be better to recognize our disdain for the Constitution in a transparent way. In this lively conversation, Roberts pushes back against these ideas, citing the limits of reason and the dangers of using popular sentiment to determine policy.