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Gene Healy

Gene Healy is a vice president at the Cato Institute and author of  The Cult of the Presidency.

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Stunt Solution

Is Trump Crazy? No, but This 25th Amendment Talk Is.

Donald Trump is all kinds of dangerous, sure. But the 25th Amendment was aimed at situations of total disability, not puerile immaturity.

Gene Healy

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First Amendment Isn’t Funny

When Presidents Could Take a Joke

The thin-skinned president-elect can’t stand jokes at his expense. But what will he able to do about it? We might be about to find out.

Gene Healy

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