William G. Howell Archives

Big government vastly expanded presidential power. Republicans use it to sabotage the administrative state.

William Howell and Terry Moe - October 31, 2021

The "unitary executive" theory is a boon to a strongman president who wants to dismantle democracy's guardrails.

Saikrishna Prakash - September 30, 2020

Here are some possible courses of action — if the legislature wants to do more than signal its displeasure.

William Howell and Terry Moe - September 13, 2020

And more effective government could help reduce populism

Verlan Lewis - April 18, 2017

[caption id="attachment_56963" align="alignleft" width="960"] A missile is fired from the

Andrew Rudalevige - November 18, 2015

The mass murders in Paris on Friday by the Islamic State terrorist

John Sides - December 16, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4105" align="aligncenter" width="636" special=""] Obama signs his health-care reform

Andrew Rudalevige - September 19, 2013

(With apologies to Larry Bartels...) Yesterday's Politico story trumpeting (despite

Andrew Rudalevige - May 20, 2013

Just wanted to note a quick and surely incomplete census

Martin Gilens - August 14, 2012

In my previous post I discussed the lack of government

Andrew Rudalevige - April 23, 2012

This weekend, former Nixon staffer Charles Colson died at the