© 2026 Wyoming Public Media
800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240
Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of Wyoming
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Transmission & Streaming Disruptions | WYDOT Road Conditions | Emergency Alerts & Wildfire Information

Did a 1940s mathematician find a fascist loophole in the U.S. Constitution?

In 1947, mathematician Kurt Gödel believed he had found a loophole in the U.S. Constitution which would allow for a legal fascist dictatorship in the U.S. He never quite spelled out what that loophole was, but the Endless Thread team talked to a Gödel expert about what it might be.

Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with philosopher and author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Amory Sivertson
Ben Brock Johnson