Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-10-10

Books mentioned on Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)

1 book · With Eric Posner · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But presidents have been steadily expanding the reach of the job.

Stephen Dubner discussed The Executive Unbound by Eric A. Posner and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Executive Unbound

   Eric A. Posner; Adrian Vermeule · at 3:59

   Discussed

   “one of posner's books co-authored with Adrien vermule is called the executive Unbound after the madisonian Republic James Madison the fourth president and so-called father of the Constitution was passionate about the division of the federal government into three branches the legislative the judicial and the president's Branch the executive”

   Stephen Dubner Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update) 2024-10-10 Listen at 3:59

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