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Presidential War Powers

War has long been the subject of vigorous debate. The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and appoints the president as commander-in-chief of the military. When it comes to war, who holds the power to ultimately decide the actions of the United States? Gene Healy, vice president at the Cato Institute; David B. Rivkin Jr., partner at BakerHostetler; and Margaret L. Taylor, governance studies fellow at the Brookings Institution will discuss in this episode: does the president have the power to start a war?

Featuring
Gene Healy

Former Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

Rivkin portrait
David B. Rivkin Jr.

Partner, BakerHostetler

Margaret L. Taylor portrait
Margaret L. Taylor

Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution

Caleb O. Brown

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, Cato Daily Podcast, Cato Institute