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The Noble Failure Of Russia’s Liberal reformers
Russia’s rapid economic decline in the 1990s was the result of too little, rather than too much, ‘shock therapy’.
August 17, 2026
A growing number of Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the abolition of the Electoral College. In this episode, Richard Epstein explains what drove the Founders to construct this complex system for picking presidents; warns of the practical dangers of relying purely on the popular vote; looks at how Maine and Nebraska have constructed variations on the winner-take-all system; and explains why the inability to pass constitutional amendments is a feature rather than a bug in the current political environment.