He’s the Boss: Unitary Executive Theory and Workplace Authoritarianism — Crooked Timber
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In the six months since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has extended the influence of the executive branch over historically and constitutionally independent institutions in the United States, sometimes with the covert consent of those who should represent safeguards. Barbara Perry, a professor of public affairs at the University of Virginia and expert in the history of the U.S. presidency, chose the word “terrifying” to sum up Trump…


The 79-year-old president often dispenses with the services of Congress and rules through executive orders, with an unprecedented pace in the history of the U.S. Presidency Read
In the six months since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has extended the influence of the executive branch over historically and constitutionally independent institutions in the United States, sometimes with the covert consent of those who should represent safeguards. Barbara Perry, a professor of public affairs at the University of Virginia and expert in the history of the U.S. presidency, chose the word "terrifying" to sum up Trump…
He’s the Boss: Unitary Executive Theory and Workplace Authoritarianism — Crooked Timber
As President Trump continues to amass authoritarian power, we should consider the shocking role of the Supreme Court in facilitating his power grab. Trump v. United States declared the President immune from prosecution for breaking any criminal law as long as he uses his Presidential powers to commit his crimes. It allowed Trump to get away with gross violations of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause. It foreclosed all feasible paths fo…
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