All Posts Tagged With: "executive overreach"
The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
Gene Healy relates a sad and disturbing “kids say the darndest things” anecdote in his new book. The story typifies an attitude toward government that Healy, senior editor at the Cato Institute, rightly identifies in his book’s title as The Cult of the Presidency. A little girl, on hearing that President Kennedy had been murdered [...]
2Mar2009 | Brian Doherty | 6 comments | Continued-
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