Episode Description
A record 89% of Americans say our government is corrupt, while congressional approval drops to an abysmal 10%. Yet when crisis strikes, voters demand more federal intervention, more spending, and more executive power.
In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano exposes the greatest contradiction in modern American politics: Americans distrust the administrative state yet continually expand its authority. When citizens fail to understand the Constitution, separation of powers, federalism, and limited government, every constitutional restraint starts to look like an obstacle. Is Washington truly failing the American people, or does dysfunctional government simply reflect the public’s unlimited appetite for federal action?
What Youâll Learn In This Episode:
- The Corruption Paradox: Why 89% of Americans say government corruption is widespread while voters still demand more federal control.
- Partisan Constitutionalism: How outrage over executive overreach changes depending on which party controls the White House.
- The Purpose of Gridlock: Why a 10% congressional approval rating does not necessarily mean the system failed and why the Framers designed Congress to move slowly.
- The Abdication of Power: How Congress delegates broad authority to unelected agencies while lawmakers avoid difficult votes.
- Civic Illiteracy and Self-Government: Why constitutional literacy, federalism, self-restraint, and personal responsibility matter to limited government.
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