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Executive Summary
by The Miller Center at the University of Virginia
Executive Summary is a new podcast from the Miller Center's Presidency Project. Hosted by Miller Center Director and CEO Bill Antholis and Lydia Schumann, his current director's intern, the first season explores the history, evolution, and future of presidential emergency powers, from the founding era to today’s most pressing debates. Through engaging, expert-driven discussions, Executive Summary provides the context citizens need through conversations with scholars and practitioners. For more information, visit presidencyproject.com
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Emergency powers in the aftermath of 9/11
In the 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, presidents from both parties have taken on significant powers related to national security. How did 9/11 change the tools presidents turn to for national security issues? Do they have deeper domestic consequences? In the fourth episode…
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The legal history of emergency powers
The National Emergencies Act was passed in 1976, in the aftermath of Watergate, to help Congress monitor and potentially constrain a president’s ability to declare emergencies. How has it worked in the 50 years since its passage? How have actions by the Supreme Court affected its ability to...
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The strength of the modern presidency
How did the president become the first mover in American politics, and what impact has weak Congressional oversight had on emergency powers? In the second episode of Executive Summary, White Burkett Miller Professor Sidney Milkis discusses with hosts Bill Antholis and Lydia Schumann the creation…
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The origins of executive emergency power
Presidents of both parties have become more powerful, more partisan, and less popular. One sign of that: Presidents increasingly use emergency powers to go around Congress to spend money or use force. And more and more, they’re used in domestic politics, creating great concerns about our...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Executive Summary is a new podcast from the Miller Center's Presidency Project. Hosted by Miller Center Director and CEO Bill Antholis and Lydia Schumann, his current director's intern, the first season explores the history, evolution, and future of presidential emergency powers, from the founding era to today’s most pressing debates. Through engaging, expert-driven discussions, Executive Summary provides the context citizens need through conversations with scholars and practitioners. For more information, visit presidencyproject.com
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Executive Summary is a new podcast from the Miller Center's Presidency Project. Hosted by Miller Center Director and CEO Bill Antholis and Lydia Schumann, his current director's intern, the first season explores the history, evolution, and future of presidential emergency powers, from the founding...
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