How Did We Get Here?

Authors

William Baude
Alison LaCroix
James T. Sparrow

Publication Date

8-5-2025

Streaming Media

Abstract

The latest installment of the "Battle of the Branches" series, this episode asks: Today it may seem to some people like we are seeing unprecedented conflicts with the executive branch. But are they really unprecedented? What have been the major past conflicts over federal power, or executive power (Jackson? Johnson? 20th Century?)? How did those conflicts change the country? Do they give us perspective on the conflicts today?

Recommended Citation

Baude, William; LaCroix, Alison; and Sparrow, James T., "How Did We Get Here?" (2025). Battle of the Branches. 2.
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/battle_of_the_branches/2