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Trump Has Revolutionized Executive Power

Francis Fukuyama · 31 Jul 2026

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  1. Today’s executive branch is so large, sprawling, and powerful that there needs to be a separation of powers within the executive, and not simply between the executive and the other two branches of government.
  2. Painful experience with inflation has taught the United States and other countries around the world that central banks must be made independent.
  3. But the elimination of a professional civil service will open up vast new areas for corrupt behavior in every city and county in the United States.
  4. As I’ve argued in previous articles, the government really has become over-constrained in its ability to take action.

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