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Donald Trump's Unsustainable Presidential Administration
The second Trump Administration insists on acting unilaterally, and that will make many of its policy changes unsustainable over time.
Jonathan H. Adler | 8.12.2026 8:38 PM
The second Trump Administration has pursued an aggressive deregulatory agenda, with a particular focus on environmental regulation. From day one the Administration has sought to roll back regulatory burdens and curtail the regulatory reach of administrative agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency in particular. With a few notable exceptions, these deregulatory efforts have relied upon presidential unilateralism--a combination of executive orders, presidential directives, and agency actions that lack legislative support. In this regard, the Trump Administration has built upon--and dialed up-- the........