Can the President do that? – with Jack Goldsmith and Ilya Shapiro
About this episode
The episode discusses the power of the American presidency with legal experts Jack Goldsmith and Ilya Shapiro.
Has the American presidency become too powerful? In this episode, Governors Bredesen and Haslam are joined by Jack Goldsmith, a professor at Harvard Law School, and Ilya Shaprio, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss the history, arguments, and constitutional stakes behind the not-so-simple question: can the President really do that?
People in this episode
Hosts: Governors Bredesen, Haslam
Guests: Jack Goldsmith, Ilya Shapiro
Topics covered
- American presidency
- constitutional law
- executive power
- political history
- government authority
Keywords
- presidency
- executive power
- constitutional stakes
- government
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Law School, Manhattan Institute
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