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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) discussed economic policy during a conversation hosted by the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. Topics included school choice and education funding, tax cuts,…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) discussed health care policy and her state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a conversation with the CATO Institute in Washington, DC. Several topi…

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke at a Cato Institute discussion on congressional war powers. Senator Murphy talked about legislation he and others are working on to protect this authority a…

University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the expanding powers of the presidency. This program was sponsored by the CATO Institute.

In light of several Iranian attacks on oil tankers, the Koch Institute held a discussion on congressional war powers regarding Iran. Experts looked at past Authorizations for Use of Military…

The Cato Institute hosted a discussion about President Trump’s border security national emergency declaration. They talked about the constitutional and statutory implications and made sugges…

A panel of historians discussed how the Founders envisioned the three branches of government and why the idea of a separation of powers has been important for the survival and success of the…

Foreign policy and government affairs scholars took part in a discussion on congressional war powers and how the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was still being used to c…

Charlie Savage talked about his book Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency, in which he argues that President Obama, who came into office saying that he would turn back the excesse…

Foreign policy analysts talked about the legality of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria without a declaration of war by Congress. Topics included executive power and wh…

A discussion was held on the future of the presidency. Panel members were asked to consider five questions: has to presidency become too powerful, would the founders approve of today’s presi…

The panel talked about the governing methods of previous presidential administrations and postulated on the potential methods of President Obama. William Howell talked about the balance o…