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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?

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Rivkin portrait
David B. Rivkin Jr.

Partner, BakerHostetler

Margaret L. Taylor portrait
Margaret L. Taylor

Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution