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American Leviathan The Birth of the Administrative State and Progressive Authoritarianism

Ned Ryun

American Leviathan

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The Tucker Carlson Show

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The Tucker Carlson Show

In one episode, the author discussed how the title traced the growth of the administrative state into a sprawling leviathan and argued it must be dismantled to restore constitutional republican government. In another episode, the host linked the book’s themes to a judge’s anti‑regulation stance, suggesting it supported cutting federal agencies. Both mentions framed the work as a compelling critique of bureaucratic expansion.

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Judge Neil Gorsuch's book was mentioned; it discusses the growth of the administrative state. The speaker indicated they believed Gorsuch would support reducing the number of federal agencies.

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I had Gorsuch on the show the other day and I love how anti-regulation he is Gorsuch is hardcore anti-regulation just came out with a book talking about how big the administrative state has gotten I think he would like the Javier Mele point you know he would he would like to cut all the the federal agencies down by a lot

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He said the book traced the growth of the administrative state into a sprawling leviathan and argued that it must be dismantled to restore constitutional republican government.

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I talk about this a little bit in the book where you've got system dynamics and inside of this massive sprawling system you've got these reinforcing loops that continue to grow and grow and compound.

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was described as a book about the rise of the progressive movement in America, their attempts to destroy the moral and political authority of the Constitution, and their implementation of a vast bureaucracy. The author stated that the conflict between Donald Trump and the D.C. establishment is about who decides how the country is governed.

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Just a sledgehammer. Let's call that for what it is.

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It was described as a book about the rise of the progressive movement in America, their attempts to destroy the moral and political authority of the Constitution, and their implementation of a vast bureaucracy. The author stated that the conflict between Donald Trump and the D.C. establishment is about who decides how the country is governed.

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Just a sledgehammer. Let's call that for what it is.

When you have a unelected, unaccountable administrative state, you end up with authoritarians dictating to the American people.

the only separation progressives believed in was separating out that administrative state from any political accountability.

this competing governing philosophy between a Republican administrative state has burst into the open.

If you want to know what this conflict between Donald Trump and D.C. is about, it's who decides and are we a republic or we administrative state?

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