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Andrew Rudalevige

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Andrew Rudalevige is Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College and (in 2023-24) a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He studies American political institutions, especially the presidency and executive branch. His most recent book is the award-winning By Executive Order: Bureaucratic Management and the Limits of Presidential Power (Princeton University Press, 2021).


Good to Know: Executive orders (and their cousins)

What presidential directives can – and cannot – do.

U.S. war powers and Congressional (ir)resolution

Some answers to all the many questions about Trump and Iran.

Trump’s executive orders: Everybody loves butter

Here’s the rundown on executive orders, from FDR to Biden.

Sorry, Elon, it’s not so easy to run a government like a business

From Taft to Reagan to Clinton, presidents have tried to cut government spending, and trim the ranks.

Political violence has a long, tragic history in the U.S.

Joe Biden said political violence in America is “unheard of.” If only.

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision sidesteps history

Those who framed the Constitution agreed that unchecked presidential power was a terrible idea.

Trump wants Nixon’s impoundment power. What’s impoundment?

Good to Know – another installment in the presidential power series.

Good to Know: U.S. war powers

Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?

Did Biden have the authority to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen?

Let’s look at the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and what might authorize or constrain military action.

Good to Know: Impeachment

With House Republicans holding an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Biden, here's what to know about this constitutional tool.