In this episode, I touch on everything from the English Civil War to what happens when you tell your friend to get a good variety of beer and liquor and they show up with three cases of Utica Club. And then we link it all to the current controversies with the Trump administration, appropriations, personnel, and programs in the executive agencies.

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On Wednesday, I wrote this on Twitter:

"Biden's 28th amdmt, the TikTok saga, morning pardons, noon pardons, Trump pardons, EOs, Trump TikTok "deal," impoundment threats, I have a gut sensation the presidency came unmoored this week in some maybe durable way. I tried to write about it. Failed. Might try podcasting Friday. DM me if you want to join, might put a show together."

Two people took me up on it, and we recorded a podcast today. Philip Wallach is a Senior Fellow at AEI who focuses on separation of powers, and the author of Why Congress. You can find him on Twitter. Jonathan Bernstein is an expert on party politics; he co-writes the Good Politics / Bad Politics Substack and can be found on BlueSky.

We cover a lot of territory in this podcast. Some of the articles mentioned include:

* Philip’s piece on the emotive presidency.

* Ezra Klein’s audio essay on the Biden-Trump transition.

* Jonathan’s podcast this week with his brother David and Julia Azari.

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In this episode, I discuss the congressional politics of the court vacancy. Here are the relevant links from each point. Point #1- There’s no chance a Justice won’t be confirmed if there are 50 votes for the justice. You almost certainly can’t stop this procedurally if you are the Democrats. James Wallner discussing the procedures for confirming […]

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In this episode, I discuss the politics of impeachment. Here are the relevant links from each point. Point #1- The Constitution is clear about impeachment, but not specific. My review of Josh Chafetz’s book, Congress’s Constitution. James Wallner discussing conflict on Ezra Klein’s podcast. CRS report on impeachment and removal. Bob Bauer on whether there […]

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It’s August recess! In this episode, I discuss the congressional agenda for the 116th Congress, and what has been accomplished so far, and what we should expect between now and the 2020 elections. Some relevant links to things I discuss in the episode: CRS primer on the BCA caps. House and Senate roll call votes […]

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So I’m starting a podcast, as a companion to my newsletter. I’m not really sure how this is going to go, but here’s what I’m envisioning: something that is between 10 and 20 minutes long, and gives you a bunch of short, informed takes at the intersection of political science and current politics. You know, […]

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