January 28, 2013

This issue examined Barack Obama's expansive use of executive regulatory authority to implement his agenda without congressional approval. Adam J. White's cover story warned that courts and Congress had limited ability to constrain the administration's regulatory ambitions. The issue also covered other significant political topics including Chuck Hagel's controversial nomination as defense secretary, the Benghazi debacle, and Republican party realignment, while questioning whether Obama's regulatory approach represented an unconstitutional overreach of executive power.