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The Perilous Imperial Presidency: A Bomb with a Lit Fuse

"The Perilous Imperial Presidency: A Bomb with a Lit Fuse" warns of executive overreach, from Lincoln’s jailing of dissenters to Trump’s 2025 order spree. A future Democrat could weaponize this power against MAGA, far beyond Biden’s actions. Congress must act to curb this cycle of vengeance and protect democracy.

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Pedro Israel Orta Pedro Israel Orta

The Trump Pen, Press Conference, and Photo-Op Presidency

Trump's presidency thrives on spectacle—Bondi’s Fox pressers, Noem’s reckless photo-ops, Patel’s FBI hype, and DOD’s empty releases. Executive Orders target enemies but ignore whistleblowers and soldiers. Optics rule, but without lasting reform, a Democrat’s pen could erase it all by 2029.

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The Republican Clown Car Road Show: A Decade of Hearings, Histrionics, and Hot Air

The Republican Clown Car Road Show may sell tickets, but it’s stuck in a loop, honking its horn while they squander their majorities to legislate. Failing to codify Trump’s agenda and his executive orders, or to roll back the Democrats’ power grabs when they held power. The Republican clown car must be ditched and traded in for a bulldozer, or else this clown car will keep spinning its wheels, leaving Trump’s agenda buried and America stuck in the Democrats’ dust.

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