EPISODE · Dec 13, 2025 · 9 MIN
Narco Wars, Regime Change, and the Limits of Presidential Power
from America's News Hour · host Talk Media Network
In this segment of America’s News Hour, Bill Bernardoni is joined by Brandan Buck of the Cato Institute for a critical examination of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. The conversation questions whether labeling the crisis a “lawless narco war” produces meaningful results or instead opens the door to another intervention and potential regime-change effort. Buck breaks down the failures of supply-side drug policy, the expansion of terrorism designations to justify military action, and the reliance on Article II presidential powers. The discussion also draws historical parallels, highlights Congress’s erosion of its war-making authority, and warns about the dangers of low-intensity conflicts designed to keep public scrutiny at bay. Venezuela and Ukraine are placed within a broader foreign-policy framework shaped by competing interests inside any administration.Has Congress ceded too much authority over war and foreign policy to the presidency?
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In this segment of America’s News Hour, Bill Bernardoni is joined by Brandan Buck of the Cato Institute for a critical examination of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. The conversation questions whether labeling the crisis a “lawless narco war” produces meaningful results or instead opens the door to another intervention and potential regime-change effort. Buck breaks down the failures of supply-side drug policy, the expansion of terrorism designations to justify military action, and the reliance on Article II presidential powers. The discussion also draws historical parallels, highlights Congress’s erosion of its war-making authority, and warns about the dangers of low-intensity conflicts designed to keep public scrutiny at bay. Venezuela and Ukraine are placed within a broader foreign-policy framework shaped by competing interests inside any administration.Has Congress ceded too much authority over war and foreign policy to the presidency?
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