On episode 48 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, I celebrated the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 34-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans, and then talked to Steve Simpson of the Pacific Legal Foundation about the core of America’s system of government: the separation of of powers. Among the questions we discussed are: What is separation of powers? Why does it matter? Does America still have it? Can it co-exist with the modern world? Can there be such a thing as an “independent executive agency”? What is the “unitary executive doctrine”? Are we going in the right direction — or backsliding back to monarchy?

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