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Since January 20, 2025, President Trump has issued dozens of executive orders, several of which have attracted legal challenges. Steve Vladeck of Georgetown University Law Center and Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute join Jeffrey Rosen to parse the flurry of executive orders and preview the lawsuits they face. Resources White House Presidential Actions  “Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions”, Just Security  Steve Vladeck, “The Impoundment Crisis of 2025”, One First SubStack (Jan. 28, 2025)  Steve Vladeck, “Trump's Guantánamo Memo”, One First Substack (Jan. 30, 2025)  Gary Schmitt, “Presidential Impoundment, Explained”, The Dispatch (Jan. 17, 2025)  Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube. Support our important work. Donate

The U.S. Constitution, a living document that has guided American democracy for over two centuries, continues to be a subject of intense debate and interpretation. As society evolves and faces new challenges, the role of the Constitution in shaping policy and protecting rights becomes increasingly complex. While legal experts play a crucial role in constitutional interpretation, there is a growing concern that ordinary citizens are becoming disconnected from the fundamental principles that underpin their government. Gary Schmitt from American Enterprise Institute helps answer how this disconnect raises important questions about the nature of constitutional democracy and the responsibilities of an informed citizen.

Start off your week in diving into today’s news with Boyd Matheson! Boyd and Lisa Kashinsky unpack the attempted assassination on former President Trump this weekend. Peter Pomeratsev shares his new podcast, “Autocracy in America”, and its relevance in today’s democracy. Reignite your connection to the Constitution with Gary Schmitt and More!

Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson discusses the role of overseas voting in the 2024 U.S. primaries and why you should care, even if you aren't a U.S. citizen, with guests: Constance Chucholowski, chairman of the Berlin chapter of Democrats Abroad;Jeremy Shapiro, research director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Gary Schmitt, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

This week the guys are joined by Dr. Gary J. Schmitt, a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies program at AEI. Together, the group discuss the 1952 film High Noon. They analyze the film and its cinematography as a springboard to elaborate on its many themes and how it fits in with other films of its genre. Plus: what did John Wayne think of High Noon?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan in a show of "solidarity" with the island nation. The American Enterprise Institute's Gary Schmitt examines the storylines we should be paying attention to and analyses how much influence America has in countering possible Chinese aggression.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After President Joe Biden first announced The Summit for Democracy during his election campaign in 2020, it finally took place in the beginning of December 2021. Over 275 participants from over one hundred countries joined President Biden in this virtual event to discuss the following core topics: strengthening democracy, fighting corruption, and promoting human rights. In this episode, Norman Blevins is joined by John Glenn, Senior Director at the National Endowment of Democracy, and Gary Schmitt, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Discussing the purpose of the summit and taking a closer look at its three main topics, the two experts also explore domestic and foreign developments as well as the summit's outcome. Der Gipfel für Demokratie – Ein neuer Ansatz für die Geopolitik Nachdem Präsident Joe Biden den „Gipfel für Demokratie“ erstmals während seines Wahlkampfs im Jahr 2020 erwähnte, fand dieser Anfang Dezember 2021 nun endlich statt. Über 275 Teilnehmer aus über einhundert Ländern trafen sich virtuell mit Präsident Biden, um folgende Kernthemen zu diskutieren: Stärkung von Demokratie, Korruptionsbekämpfung und die Förderung von Menschenrechten. Zusammen mit John Glenn, Senior Director der National Endowment of Democracy, und Gary Schmitt, Senior Fellow am American Enterprise Institute, diskutiert Norman Blevins in dieser Episode die Ziele des Gipfels. Die beiden Experten beleuchten aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln die drei Kernthemen, untersuchen Entwicklungen von Demokratie im In- und Ausland und diskutieren das Ergebnis des summits.

From today's vantage point, the Founding era often seems a time churning with decisive hopefulness. The 1789 Constitutional Convention certainly featured vehement debate, as Gary Schmitt and Joseph Bessette noted in our https://www.aei.org/podcast/neither-monarch-nor-magistrate-joseph-m-bessette-and-gary-j-schmitt-on-crafting-a-republican-executive/ (last episode). But optimism appeared to prevail: on the last day of the Convention, Benjamin Franklin concluded that a rising, rather than a setting, sun was the apt metaphor for the fledgling nation. Yet many of our most revered Founders –Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton – expressed deep concern for the new nation's prospects for success. The framers' worries, often overlooked in scholarship, is the subject of Syracuse University Political Science Professor https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/psc/Rasmussen,_Dennis/ (Dennis Rasmussen)'s new book, https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691210230/fears-of-a-setting-sun (Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders.) Listen as https://www.aei.org/profile/adam-j-white/ (Adam) and Dennis discuss the Founders' fears – and one framer whose measured confidence was notable exception.

When the Constitutional Convention began in 1787, delegates were tasked with creating a government that could simultaneously avoid monarchy's overreaches and the Articles of Confederation's ineffectiveness. In other words, the Convention needed to craft a republican executive. The Convention's arguments over presidential selection, structure, and scope captured both the danger and fragility of executive power – twin concerns still evident in today's debates about the presidency. Claremont McKenna College professor of Government https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/joseph-bessette (Joseph Bessette) and frequent guest and AEI scholar https://www.aei.org/profile/gary-j-schmitt/ (Gary Schmitt) join https://www.aei.org/profile/adam-j-white/ (Adam) on https://www.aei.org/tag/unprecedential-podcast/ (Unprecedential) to discuss their recent AEI report, “https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Crafting-a-republican-executive.pdf?x91208 (Crafting a Republican Executive: The Presidency and the Constitutional Convention).”

In this episode, Seth sits down and talks to AEI scholar Gary Schmitt about the man Herbert Storing and his writings.    Enjoy. 

As Ivana Stradner and Gary Schmitt noted in https://www.aei.org/podcast/global-institutions-and-the-u-s-constitution-ivana-stradner-and-gary-schmitt-on-the-challenges-facing-america/ (Unprecedential's previous episode), the United States maintains many political, economic, and cultural interests abroad. One of the United States' most crucial efforts abroad is the dissemination of unflinching, factual reporting in foreign nations without a free press of their own, which is the aim of https://pressroom.rferl.org/about-us (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). By maintaining editorial independence and objective reporting, even when inconvenient to American interests, RFE/RL showcases the connection between truth and good governance. RFE/RL's current president and CEO https://pressroom.rferl.org/management-and-governance (Jamie Fly) joins https://twitter.com/adamjwhitedc (Adam) to discuss the organization's Cold War history, its continuing work in today's complex global scene, and RFE/RL's role in American government. 

: After WWII, the United States led the world in building international institutions. But in recent decades America's polarized politics has led to a bipolar approach to international institutions: years of significant distrust followed by years of significant deference. As the Biden Administration begins to engage international institutions, how should it approach those institutions—and recent efforts by China and Russia to influence them? And how does America's own constitutional system and politics affect the Administration's options? AEI's Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow https://www.aei.org/profile/ivana-stradner/ (Ivana Stradner) and https://www.aei.org/profile/gary-j-schmitt/ (Gary Schmitt), frequent Unprecedential guest and AEI Resident Scholar in Strategic Studies and American Institutions, join https://twitter.com/adamjwhitedc (Adam) to discuss how international law and American constitutionalism impact the United States' role in global affairs. 

“Is Congress Broken?” — that is the topic of this episode. My guest is https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/john-pitney-jr (Dr. Jack Pitney), the coeditor of the book, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9VMONC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 (Is Congress Broken? The Virtues and Defects of Partisanship and Gridlock). Jack is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at Claremont McKenna College, where he teaches American politics and government. This book, which was coedited by William Connelley and Gary Schmitt, is a marvelous collection of essays written by top scholars. All of the chapters, I should note, are accessible to the lay reader. One need not be a political scientist or academic to enjoy this book, and come away with a  greater understanding of the First Branch.

The president's inaugural address exemplifies America's republican constitution. It serves as the point of connection between the “poetry” of campaigns and the “prose” of governance. It embodies the peaceful transition of power, usually with the outgoing president present for the occasion. It comes weeks after the election's other candidate concedes the loss, and moments after the new president swears his constitutional oath of office. To explore the meaning of inaugural addresses in our constitutional order, University of Texas Professor of Government https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/faculty/tulisjk (Jeffrey Tulis) and AEI Resident Scholar https://www.aei.org/profile/gary-j-schmitt/ (Gary Schmitt) join https://twitter.com/adamjwhitedc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Adam) on today's episode of https://www.aei.org/tag/unprecedential-podcast/ (Unprecedential). Transitions, as Tevi Troy explained in the https://www.aei.org/multimedia/preparing-a-presidency-tevi-troy-on-presidential-transitions/ (last episode), begin to translate campaign promises into policy. By contrast, Gary and Jeff note, inaugural addresses connect the president's oath of office to the new administration's agenda.

For the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, AEI's Program on American Citizenship commissioned six distinguished scholars to author essays related to that decision. Gary Schmitt, the editor of the volume, provides an introduction with his essay, “John Marshall and the Politics of McCulloch v. Maryland.” Nelson Lund of […] The post https://www.aei.org/multimedia/mcculloch-v-maryland-at-200/ (McCulloch v Maryland at 200) appeared first on https://www.aei.org (American Enterprise Institute - AEI).

Gary Schmitt is a wool sculptor and resident artist at Arts for Lawrence. Curtain Calls is presented by Arts for Lawrence. Check out artsforlawrence.org for information on all of the exciting updates happening in our Lawrence arts community! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/curtaincalls/message

Jonah invites AEI scholar and impeachment expert Gary Schmitt to discuss what impeachment actually is, what it’s for, and how to use it properly. Shownotes –Gary Schmitt  –The Dispatch –“How the Framers thought about impeachment” – Gary Schmitt –“What does ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ mean?” – Joseph Bessette and Gary Schmitt  –Federalist No. 65 –National … Continue reading Episode 161: The Gary Schmitt Impeachment Primer→ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once a term applied to reform-minded social scientists writing in domestic policy journals like The Public Interest, "neocon" now is primarily a term of abuse. Gary Schmitt explains the shift and what neoconservatism means today. The post https://www.aei.org/multimedia/when-neocon-became-a-slur-gary-schmitt/ (When ‘neocon’ became a slur) appeared first on https://www.aei.org (American Enterprise Institute - AEI).

Once a term applied to reform-minded social scientists writing in domestic policy journals like The Public Interest, "neocon" now is primarily a term of abuse. Gary Schmitt explains the shift and what neoconservatism means today. The post When ‘neocon’ became a slur appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

Today, we take you to meet the creative hive that's transforming the cultural landscape of Tampa, Florida. While the coastal city may still be best known for its cigar-making history and vulnerability to rising sea levels, we discover an animated art scene. This is where new and established studios, public art projects, dynamic DIY galleries, avant-garde festivals, and networked community hubs are inventing fresh opportunities for public engagement with contemporary art. Voices (alpha order): Janina Awai, Wendy Babcox, Neal Bender, Carrie Boucher, Devon Brady, Warren Cockerham, Liz Dimmit, Bridget and Henry Elmer, Rebecca Flanders, Mitzi Gordon, Sarah Howard, Noelle Mason, Tracy Midulla, Margaret Miller, Libbi Ponce, Jenn Ryan Miller, Gary Schmitt, Bosco Sodi, Jake Troyli, Christian Viveros-Fauné Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio | Special Audio Courtesy of Wendy Babcox, Meghan Lock and Noisy Womxn; Kalup Linzy and FMoPA; JaTovia Gary, Kristin Reeves and FLEX FEST; Devon Brady and The Echo Quilt Tempus Projects supported, in part, this episode. Related Episodes: Live from the Everglades, Part One and Part Two, Art and the Rising Sea, Modern Portrait of Black Florida Related Links: Tempus Projects, The Echo Quilt, University of South Florida Institute for Research in Art, Bosco Sodi, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Parallelogram Gallery, Quaid Gallery, Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, St. Pete Women's Collective, SPACEcraft About Tempus Projects: Tempus Projects is an alternative space situated in a storefront on Florida Avenue in the South Seminole Heights district of Tampa, Florida. A nonprofit organization operates the space as a way to nurture established and emerging local, national and international artists working in all media. Tempus originates, organizes and hosts exhibitions, events and special projects, to engage the Tampa Bay community through the visual arts. This home-grown cultural initiative has energized the district’s emergence as a unique and creative destination.

Gary Schmitt is a Resident Scholar for the American Enterprise Institute, Strategic Studies and Director of Program on American Citizenship. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the pick of Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court. CNN Senior Economist Stephen Moore joined Dan and Amy to talk about the continued fight over tariffs. Plus, John McAdams is an Associate professor of political science at Marquette University. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about his free speech case against the university.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Lott Jr. is the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of "The War on Guns" and "More Guns, Less Crime." He joined Dan Proft and Scot Bertram with reaction to the gun violence protests around the country over the weekend. David French is a writer for National Review, Constitutional lawyer and bestselling author. He joined Dan Proft and Scot Bertram to talk gun control. Plus, Gary Schmitt is a former staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and editor of the new book "Rise of the Revisionists: Russia, China and Iran". He joined Dan Proft and Scot Bertram with reaction to the pick of John Bolton as National Security Adviser and the new sanctions against Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt are Co-Directors of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. In this conversation, Donnelly and Schmitt explain how the U.S. military has become dangerously underfunded and what we need to do to rebuild it. Donnelly and Schmitt also consider the character of the threats we face, why America must lead, and the benefits of American engagement in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt are Co-Directors of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. In this conversation, Donnelly and Schmitt explain how the U.S. military has become dangerously underfunded and what we need to do to rebuild it. Donnelly and Schmitt also consider the character of the threats we face, why America must lead, and the benefits of American engagement in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt are Co-Directors of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. In this conversation, Donnelly and Schmitt explain how the U.S. military has become dangerously underfunded and what we need to do to rebuild it. Donnelly and Schmitt also consider the character of the threats we face, why America must lead, and the benefits of American engagement in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

GUESTS: David Keene, Opinion Editor, The Washington Times Jessica Vaughn, Research Director, Center for Immigration Studies Randy Brogdon, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Oklahoma Harvey Sparks, Candidate for Congress (OK-5) Gary Schmitt, foreign policy expert, American Enterprise Institute