Gerald Ford’s Unlikely Role in the Imperial Presidency
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked ...
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As judges say ‘stop,’ the question is whether Trump will comply
Congress and the courts are a check on presidential power. But what if the executive branch, charged with enforcing laws and ...
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The cautionary tale of Richard Nixon vs. his Fed chair
The story of former President Richard Nixon vs. Arthur Burns, his Fed Chair is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, ...