{"podcast":{"title":"The Libertarian","slug":"the-libertarian-172554","podcast_index_feed_id":172554,"rss_url":"https://HooverInstitution.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/on-liberty--6680461","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/36cb2b2be993f299d31f625853e36477.jpg","author":"The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin","episode_count":24,"summary":"The inimitable Richard Epstein offers his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law. The Libertarian is a podcast of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T04:19:15.220835+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-libertarian-172554"},"episode":{"title":"Trump’s War on Narco Boats","slug":"trump-s-war-on-narco-boats","published_at":"2025-12-03T19:16:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-libertarian-172554/trump-s-war-on-narco-boats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-libertarian-172554","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-war-on-narco-boats--68856213","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68856213/the_libertarian_podcast_12_3_25.mp3","summary":"Richard Epstein examines the constitutional, statutory, and international-law implications of the Trump administration’s recent strikes on vessels in the Caribbean alleged to be transporting “narco-terrorists.” Epstein outlines the traditional separation of war powers, emphasizing the limits on unilateral executive action and the enduring constraints imposed by international norms governing the use of force, self-defense, and the treatment of noncombatants. Their discussion highlights key precedents in maritime and public international law, the challenges of applying long-standing legal doctrines to modern security threats, and the potential domestic and geopolitical consequences of executive overreach.","meta_description":"Richard Epstein examines the constitutional, statutory, and international-law implications of the Trump administration’s recent strikes on vessels in the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1393,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-libertarian-172554/episodes/trump-s-war-on-narco-boats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-libertarian-172554/trump-s-war-on-narco-boats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}