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Peter Wallison

Peter Wallison

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Peter J. Wallison is a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute. He was General Counsel of the Treasury and White House Counsel in the Reagan Administration.

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A return to the separation of powers

In recent years, the Supreme Court has gradually abandoned an idea – the separation of powers – that the Framers thought was vital to the preservation of liberty. Instead, the court seems to have been captured by a different – and, I would argue, contrary – idea: a strong presidential system supported by a concept known as the “unitary executive."

ByPeter Wallison/Feb 17, 2026

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