
Trump, Hegseth, and the Fallacies of the Unitary Executive
Accountability in theory, impunity and incompetence in practice.
Patrick J. Sobkowski is a lawyer who writes about the administrative state, the presidency, and conservatism. He is currently a resident of Wisconsin. You can follow him on Twitter at @PJSobkowski.
Accountability in theory, impunity and incompetence in practice.
Conservatives have long cast a suspicious eye on American government. They have questioned the efficacy and indeed, the constitutionality of the modern American state. Political debate surrounding the administrative state has raged within the courts, within Congress, and within the administrative apparatus of the executive branch itself. Pejoratively dubbed “the