Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.
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Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.
Amid the assault on the American government currently underway from Donald Trump and Elon Musk, we've all asked ourselves this question: Wait, can they do that? To help answer the question, I'm joined by University of Michigan law professor Sam Bagenstos, who until recently was general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and prior to that the general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget. We discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Supreme Court, and what happens when the party in power decides that obeying the law is optional.
The Cross Section
Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.
