Mona Charen

So the podcast is, I mean, I was reluctant to part with Beg to Differ, which I loved doing. We did that for five years, my great colleagues. That's crazy. It was five years? It was five years. Amazing, right? I know. I know. We've been living in this reality for such a long time.

But anyway, so, but I felt like with the, with the election and the new era that we're living in, I felt a strong desire to have a podcast where I can go deeper on some of these issues and, and talk to the experts and, and devote one podcast per subject matter, or at least per guest and let the guest have a little bit more opportunity.

But anyway, so, but I felt like with the, with the election and the new era that we're living in, I felt a strong desire to have a podcast where I can go deeper on some of these issues and, and talk to the experts and, and devote one podcast per subject matter, or at least per guest and let the guest have a little bit more opportunity.

But anyway, so, but I felt like with the, with the election and the new era that we're living in, I felt a strong desire to have a podcast where I can go deeper on some of these issues and, and talk to the experts and, and devote one podcast per subject matter, or at least per guest and let the guest have a little bit more opportunity.

So yeah, so far we've had two and I think it's, it's going well.

So yeah, so far we've had two and I think it's, it's going well.

So yeah, so far we've had two and I think it's, it's going well.

I thought it would be useful to just go into, like, what is the source of the president's authority? He has authority under Article 2 as commander in chief, for example, and he's supposed to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, which is actually a limitation on his power. rather than an elaboration of it. But he also has power through legislation.

I thought it would be useful to just go into, like, what is the source of the president's authority? He has authority under Article 2 as commander in chief, for example, and he's supposed to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, which is actually a limitation on his power. rather than an elaboration of it. But he also has power through legislation.

I thought it would be useful to just go into, like, what is the source of the president's authority? He has authority under Article 2 as commander in chief, for example, and he's supposed to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, which is actually a limitation on his power. rather than an elaboration of it. But he also has power through legislation.

And unfortunately, as Steve and I talked about, the Congress has been shoveling power out the door now for decades. They have been creating agencies, creating laws that give all of the discretion about how things should be done to executive agencies. Okay, so that is a huge problem because if you get an irresponsible president, he has already been given vast discretion.

And unfortunately, as Steve and I talked about, the Congress has been shoveling power out the door now for decades. They have been creating agencies, creating laws that give all of the discretion about how things should be done to executive agencies. Okay, so that is a huge problem because if you get an irresponsible president, he has already been given vast discretion.

And unfortunately, as Steve and I talked about, the Congress has been shoveling power out the door now for decades. They have been creating agencies, creating laws that give all of the discretion about how things should be done to executive agencies. Okay, so that is a huge problem because if you get an irresponsible president, he has already been given vast discretion.

So, for example, on tariffs, all he has to do is say, well, it's a national emergency or it's a matter of national security, and therefore I have to impose steel tariffs on Canada. Like, you know, that dangerous country to our north, our severe enemy. With their beady little eyes. Exactly. So there's that. There's the fact that they have given him all of this power.

So, for example, on tariffs, all he has to do is say, well, it's a national emergency or it's a matter of national security, and therefore I have to impose steel tariffs on Canada. Like, you know, that dangerous country to our north, our severe enemy. With their beady little eyes. Exactly. So there's that. There's the fact that they have given him all of this power.

So, for example, on tariffs, all he has to do is say, well, it's a national emergency or it's a matter of national security, and therefore I have to impose steel tariffs on Canada. Like, you know, that dangerous country to our north, our severe enemy. With their beady little eyes. Exactly. So there's that. There's the fact that they have given him all of this power.

But now, Tim, we are in a totally new world where not only is he being incredibly aggressive about the powers that he definitely has, but he is being unbelievably transgressive in seizing powers that he definitely does not have, at least he didn't under our system. And we're at a moment of truth, honestly, getting right to the nub of it because we're

But now, Tim, we are in a totally new world where not only is he being incredibly aggressive about the powers that he definitely has, but he is being unbelievably transgressive in seizing powers that he definitely does not have, at least he didn't under our system. And we're at a moment of truth, honestly, getting right to the nub of it because we're

But now, Tim, we are in a totally new world where not only is he being incredibly aggressive about the powers that he definitely has, but he is being unbelievably transgressive in seizing powers that he definitely does not have, at least he didn't under our system. And we're at a moment of truth, honestly, getting right to the nub of it because we're

If there is no resistance in the courts and in public opinion to his attempts to simply rewrite laws unilaterally, decide how to spend federal funds on his own say-so, even though Congress has already passed and appropriated funds for a particular purpose, then our republic... is, let us say, it's transformed. I don't want to say it's over, but it's pretty damn serious.