About this episode
The episode discusses the dangers posed by a powerful executive branch compared to a monarchy.
To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
People in this episode
Host: Connor O'Keeffe
Topics covered
- executive branch
- presidency
- political commentary
- Trump
- government power
Keywords
- Trump
- presidency
- executive power
- government
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises
Books & works: Our Problem Isn’t Kings; It’s the Presidency
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