More Than Politics
A podcast for those of us who want something more than what we've come to expect from politics – and who recognize that there is so much more than politics at stake here. Currently featuring season two of the podcast – a series of solo episodes from host Julie Varner Walsh on faith, reality, history, human relationship, society, politics – and ideas for how we might begin to make things better. New episodes dropping on Tuesdays in the summer of 2025.
More Than Politics
MTP 10: On Executive Power with Dr. Michael Towle
Julie Walsh and Dr. Michael Towle discuss the concept of executive power – the power assigned by our constitution to the executive branch of government – and given to it (or taken by it), over more than two hundred years of muddling through the checks and balances instituted by our founders.
At a time when the presidency seems to be growing ever more powerful, it’s good to stop and consider the history, and wonder about the future, of executive power in the United States.
Dr. Michael Towle is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he has taught since 1991. He received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Towle teaches introductory and advanced courses in American politics, including Parties and Elections, The American Presidency, Congressional Politics, and the Supreme Court and Constitutional Law.
The following op-ed, written by Dr. Towle, was mentioned in this episode:
“Accurate results are worth waiting for”, op-ed, The Baltimore Sun, March 2019.
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