Democracy Forum — Constitutional Crisis: Expansion of Presidential Power

WERU 89.9 FM
Blue Hill, ME
Friday, November 21, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

We'll talk about the continuing concentration of executive power in the office of the President of the United States. What has been the historical precedent? How unusual is this moment? What is the unitary executive theory, its origins and implications, and how it's playing out in the current presidential administration? This will be the seventh program in our series on the continuing constitutional crisis in the U.S. 

Special guests:

  • Graham DoddsProfessor, Political Science, Concordia University, Montreal

  • Aaron FreyAttorney General, State of Maine

Learn more about the Democracy Forum here.

Tune into the broadcast at 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 21, on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, streaming at weru.org. If you miss the broadcast, check back here for the audio archive. Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes | Spotify | Android.

 

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