Source: Libertarian Institute
by Joseph Solis-Mullen
“With the United States functionally at war for more than two decades — against terrorism, against drugs, against invisible viruses, and against geopolitical rivals — the presidency has accrued a staggering array of emergency powers. These powers, initially intended for rare and exceptional circumstances, have become permanent features of executive governance. As recent presidents — Bill Clinton, W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and now Trump again — have each pushed the boundaries of executive authority, a troubling pattern has emerged. What one party celebrates as strong leadership under ‘their guy’ becomes an established and dangerous precedent when the other side takes the reins. No one who favors liberty and limited government should be cheering this on, but as shall be shown the trend toward increasing executive power goes back over a century.” (04/03/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-imperial-presidency-long-predates-donald-trump