Michael McConnell | Government Overreach Exposed: From Student Loans to Obamacare | Ep. 50 | Part 2/2

June 10, 2025 00:55:51
Michael McConnell | Government Overreach Exposed: From Student Loans to Obamacare | Ep. 50 | Part 2/2
The Independent with Scott Atlas
Michael McConnell | Government Overreach Exposed: From Student Loans to Obamacare | Ep. 50 | Part 2/2

Jun 10 2025 | 00:55:51

/

Show Notes

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes Professor Michael McConnell, Director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. From 2002 to 2009 he served as circuit judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He teaches courses on constitutional law the first amendment and interpretive theory. He has published widely in constitutional law, especially church and state, equal protection, and separation of powers. He's written several books including “The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power Under the Constitution.” He has argued 16 cases in front of the US Supreme Court he earned his JD from University of Chicago and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan. They discuss some of today's most controversial issues involving the Constitution and law in the context of presidential power and the separation of powers including immigration, censorship and free speech on campus protests.

Other Episodes

Episode

October 01, 2025 00:54:53
Episode Cover

Scott Atlas & Joshua Rauh | Trumponomics: The America First Economic Plan | Ep. 55 | Pt. 2/4

Part 2/4 of the Event "Alliances and Freedom in the Trump Era," held September 5–6, 2025 at the Widder Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. Sponsored...

Listen

Episode

March 19, 2024 00:04:17
Episode Cover

Scott Atlas Podcast: Year One Highlights

Dr. Scott Atlas is a world-renowned expert in health care policy and frequent policy advisor to policymakers and government officials. He investigates the role...

Listen

Episode

October 27, 2025 00:33:36
Episode Cover

Victor Davis Hanson: The Entitlement Mentality Driving Socialism in New York | Ep. 59

In this second part of his two-part interview, Scott Atlas and Victor Davis Hanson explore misguided progressive policies that disproportionately harm the poor, encouraging...

Listen