This Essay’s proposed reforms reflect a more textured conception of the presidency than either the unitary executivists or their critics espouse. In contrast to the unitary executivists, I believe that the simple fact that the President should be in control of the executive branch does not answer the question of how institutions should be structured to encourage the most robust flow of advice to the President. Nor does that fact weigh against modest internal checks that, while subject to presidential override, could constrain presidential adventurism on a day-to-day basis. And in contrast to the doubters of the unitary executive, I believe a unitary executive serves important values, particularly in times of crisis. Speed and dispatch are often virtues to be celebrated.
the fact that the President should be in control of the executive does not answer the question of how institutions should encourage the most robust flow of advice internal checks while subject to presidential override, could constrain presidential adventurism on a day-to-day basis. a unitary executive serves important values, particularly in times of crisis. Speed and dispatch are often virtues