Miller Center of Public Affairs

Aug 31, 2023 | millercenter.org | William J. Antholis

THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MESSENGERWe are about to pick our next president, and many voters aren’t inspired by the likely choices. But experts on the presidency tell us that our problems with the institution go beyond both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Presidents have become more powerful. They also are more prone to failure. Since at least the Great Depression and World War II, the federal government (and, thus, the executive branch) has grown.