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The Promise and Perils of Presidential Power

The Promise and Perils of Presidential Power

Update: 2025-01-062
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On the fourth anniversary of January 6th, Leah, Melissa & Kate dive deep on presidential power: how the presidency became what it is today, transitions of power, and how we’ve seen checks on the power of the president from unexpected quarters. Joining them are two experts: Lindsay Chervinsky, author of Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic and Corey Brettschneider, author of The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It.


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The Promise and Perils of Presidential Power

The Promise and Perils of Presidential Power

Kate Shaw, Leah Litman, Melissa Murray