Episode 1239
Will Anyone Check the President?
The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration.
April 23, 202542m 47s
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Show Notes
Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration, and talks about what causes authoritarian governments to fail.
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