Reason‘s Nick Gillespie recently interviewed Richard A. Epstein (previous posts here), who explains how misdirected governmental programs under both Republican and Democratic administrations are having a devastating impact on economic growth and prosperity.

The entire interview is well worth watching. However, the initial portion of it (excerpted below) is particularly interesting because Epstein passes along his personal observations about Barack Obama gained from his experiences with Obama while both served on the University of Chicago Law School faculty.

While certainly not as bad as this, Epstein’s portrayal of Obama is but not particularly reassuring, either.