The American Compass Podcast
The American Compass Podcast
Oren Cass
A Unitary Executive with Jack Goldsmith
41 minutes Posted Mar 14, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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As outside groups continuously file lawsuits to slow down the Trump administration’s agenda, many Americans are wondering: how much power does the president rightfully have?

Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law professor and co-author of the Executive Functions Substack, joins Oren to break down the judicial landscape less than two months into the second Trump administration. They discuss the modern presidency and constitutionalism, limits on executive authority, and everything from impoundment to more aggressive theories of the unitary executive.