William Kovacs served as senior vice-president for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief-counsel to a congressional committee; chairman of a state environmental regulatory board; and a partner in law D.C. law firms. He is the author of Reform the Kakistocracy: Rule by the Least Able or Least Principled Citizens, winner of the 2021 Independent Press Award for Social/Political Change.
Presidential power is a balancing act on a thin wire on which others stand. The proper use or abuse of the Constitution determines a lasting or infamous legacy
Within months of Biden taking office, ReformTheKakistocracy.com was first to raise the question—Will Biden overtake Buchanan as the worst president ever?
Who made presidential decisions when Biden suffered diminished mental capacity? Congress needs answers to ensure the country always has a functioning POTUS.
Are there limits to a president’s pardon power? Democrat scholars researching pardons find limits to what has been believed to be a president's absolute power.
Utah seeks return of unappropriated lands claiming feds cannot keep lands in perpetuity. DOGE should support Utah to reduce the size of the federal government.
The many predecessors of DOGE have made excellent recommendations that presidents have not directed agencies to implement. Trump should implement those first.
DOGE is Trump’s Dept. of Government Efficiency. What happens to its best laid plans to eliminate federal waste, fraud and abuse when it meets Washington chaos?