June 17, 2025

Alasdair Roberts, professor of public policy, has authored a new article in The Walrus titled "The crisis that made Trump possible didn’t start with Trump." In the article, Roberts argues that the historical centralization of state and congressional power to the presidency over the 20th and 21st centuries led by liberal reformers help lay the foundations for the current presidential administration's actions, which he deems "the crisis of the moment." 

Read the full article here.