No War Is Illegal (When They All Are) [TEASER]

No War Is Illegal (When They All Are) [TEASER]

From 5-4 by Prologue Projects

March 17, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the power dynamics of war declaration in the U.S. government amidst President Trump's actions in the Middle East.

As President Trump leads the U.S. into his very own middle eastern war, now may be a good time to ask: what part of the government actually has the power to declare war? And why does this theoretically limited power get used…constantly? Countries around the world would love to know. If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To hear this and other Premium-only episodes, access to our Slack community, and more, join at fivefourpod.com/support . 5-4 is presented by Prologue Projects. This episode was produced by Alli Rodgers. Leon Neyfakh provides editorial support. Our website was designed by Peter Murphy. Our artwork is by Teddy Blanks at Chips NY, and our theme song is by Spatial Relations. Transcriptions of each episode are available at fivefourpod.com Follow the show at @fivefourpod on most platforms. On BlueSky, find Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social, Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social, and Rhiannon @aywarhiannon.bsky.social. Our Sponsors: * Check out Mint Mobile and use my code mintmobile.com/FIVEFOUR for a great deal: https://www.mintmobile.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/fivefour for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Advertising…

People in this episode

Host: Prologue Projects

Topics covered

  • war powers
  • government authority
  • U.S. foreign policy
  • Trump administration
  • Middle East conflict

Keywords

  • war
  • government
  • Trump
  • Middle East
  • foreign policy
  • declaration of war
  • authority

Sponsors

Mint Mobile, Quince

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