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Donald Trump became famous for saying “You’re fired” on “The Apprentice,” but as president, he found out he couldn’t actually fire the people running the government. Why? Hillsdale politics Professor R.J. Pestritto joins the show to break down the constitutional crisis at the heart of the administrative state. The founders intended for a unitary executive to lead to the rise of the permanent bureaucracy, and Pestritto exposes how unelected “experts” seized power in the name of science and merit. They dive into the spoils system, civil service reform, and why COVID proved the danger of unaccountable rule. If the president can’t fire disobedient staff, who’s really running the country?
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Donald Trump became famous for saying “You’re fired” on “The Apprentice,” but as president, he found out he couldn’t actually fire the people running the government. Why? Hillsdale politics Professor R.J. Pestritto joins the show to break down the constitutional crisis at the heart of the administrative state. The founders intended for a unitary executive to lead to the rise of the permanent bureaucracy, and Pestritto exposes how unelected “experts” seized power in the name of science and merit. They dive into the spoils system, civil service reform, and why COVID proved the danger of unaccountable rule. If the president can’t fire disobedient staff, who’s really running the country?
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