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Random House USA Inc In the Presidents Secret Service Behind the
Book SynopsisAfter conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family. Kessler portrays the dangers that agents face and how they carry out their missions--from how they are trained to how they spot and assess potential threats. With fly-on-the-wall perspective, he captures the drama and tension that characterize agents’ lives and reveals what they have seen, providing startling, previously untold stories about the presidents, from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush and Barack Obama, as well as about their families, Cabinet officers, and White House aides.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group How Barack Obama Won
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group White House Burning Our National Debt and Why It Matters to You
Book SynopsisFrom the authors of the national bestseller 13 Bankers, a chilling account of America’s unprecedented debt crisis: how it came to pass, why it threatens to topple the nation as a superpower, and what needs to be done about it. With bracing clarity, White House Burning explains why the national debt matters to your everyday life. Simon Johnson and James Kwak describe how the government has been able to pay off its debt in the past, even after the massive deficits incurred as a result of World War II, and analyze why this is near-impossible today. They closely examine, among other factors, macroeconomic shifts of the 1970s, Reaganism and the rise of conservatism, and demographic changes that led to the growth of major—and extremely popular—social insurance programs. What is unquestionably clear is how recent financial turmoil exacerbated the debt crisis while creating a political climate in which it is even more difficult to solve.
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St. Martin's Griffin LOST RIGHTS The Destruction of American Liberty
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Stalins Russia Reading History series 2
Book SynopsisChris Ward is a Lecturer in Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge, UKTrade Review'Strongly recommended... [students] will undoubtedly profit from reading Ward's views on this controversial subject and the purpose of academic history.' Journal of European Studies '...a fresh and unhackneyed approach to a broadly familiar period.' Slavonica 'Students will find it particularly useful... I particularly liked the way in which short-term circumstances and much larger impersonal forces are brought together in a convincing synthesis.' SlavonicaTable of ContentsRecovering Stalin's Russia / The rise of Stalin / Collectivization / Industrialization / Purges and politics / Foreign policy / War and late Stalinism / Culture and society / Conclusion: history and Stalin's Russia.
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WW Norton & Co The Second Founding
Book SynopsisFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an authoritative story of the constitutional changes that built equality into America’s foundation.Trade Review"An outstanding scholarly contribution… disciplined, powerful, and moving." -- The New York Times Book Review"Lucid and succinct." -- The Washington Post"This brisk but far-reaching book... argues that the principal issues of our own troubled time pose the same conundrums that were the main areas of Reconstruction contention." -- Boston Globe
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Random House USA Inc Zero Fail
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Little, Brown & Company Free Agent Nation
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Basic Books How Politics Died A Culture
Book SynopsisWe are facing the end of politics altogether, Russell Jacoby argues in The End of Utopia. Political contestation is premised on people''s capacity for offering competing visions of the future, but in a world that has run out of political ideas and no longer harbors any utopian visions, real political opposition is no longer possible. In particular, Jacoby traces the demise of liberal and leftist politics. Leftist intellectuals and critics no longer envision a different society, only a modified one. The left once dismissed the market as exploitative, but now honors it as rational and humane. The left used to disdain mass culture, but now celebrates it as rebellious. The left once rejected pluralism as superficial, but now resurrects pluralist ideas in the guise of multiculturalism.Ranging across a wide terrain of cultural and political phenomena,the end of the Cold War, the rise of multiculturalism, the acceptance of mass culture, the eclipse of independent intellectuals,Jacoby docume
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Basic Books Exodus And Revolution
Book SynopsisA noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus - from oppression to deliverance and the promised land.
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) Its OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Storm Is Here
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iUniverse Justified Questioning Military Indoctrination Questioning Military Indoctrination and Foreign Policy
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iUniverse CORRUPTED BY POWER The Supreme Court and the Constitution
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iUniverse The Bush Diaries A Citizens Review of the First Term
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iUniverse A TIME FOR ACTION
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iUniverse Corrupted by Power The Supreme Court and the Constitution
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Conflicting Loyalties Law and Politics in the Attorney Generals Office 17891990
Book SynopsisBaker analyzes the history and structure of the office of the US Attorney General, an office that legal scholars have described as ""schizophrenic"". Her study documents how attorneys general have differed in their responses, seeing themselves as advocates of the president or expounders of the law.
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Special Prosecutor in American Politics
Book SynopsisIs the federal special prosecutor an unprincipled abuser of power or a staunch defender of the law? In this work, the author shows that special prosecutor was a much debated and controversial role throughout much of its existence. She offers an assessment of their use in the post-Watergate era.
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Inside the Pentagon Papers
Book SynopsisThe consequences of the leak made to the press about the secret government study on the Vietnam War and the subsequent litigation are reexamined in a study that focuses on the issue of government secrecy and the public's right to know.Trade ReviewA wonderful and significant story....The issues raised by the Pentagon Papers - presidential power, the role of the courts and the press, government secrecy - are all still with us. And this book throws fresh and important light on those issues. - Anthony Lewis in the New York Review of Books ""Highlights the burden of a free press that enriches a nation that cherishes freedom but yearns for national security....Ideal for students in media ethics and media law classes."" - American Journalism
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The OneParty Presidential Contest Adams Jackson and 1824s FiveHorse Race
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers James Madison Rules America
Book SynopsisJames Madison Rules America examines congressional party legislative and electoral strategy in the context of our constitutional separation of powers. In a departure from recent books that have described Congress as ''the broken branch'' or the ''Second Civil War,'' William Connelly argues that partisanship, polarization and the permanent campaign are an inevitable part of congressional politics. The strategic conundrum confronting both parties in the House of Representatives whether to be part of the government or part of the opposition provides evidence of how concretely James Madison''s Constitution governs the behavior of politicians to this day. Drawing on a two-hundred year debate within American political thought among the Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Alexis de Tocqueville and Woodrow Wilson, James Madison Rules America is as topical as current debates over partisan polarization and the permanent campaign, while being grounded in two enduring and important schools of thought wTrade ReviewBill Connelly connects the dots on our seemingly scattershot political panorama and reveals a pattern of recurring conflict and gridlock traceable to the scheme's designer, James Madison. Connelly affirms Madison's wisdom and in so doing gives us a better appreciation for it. -- Donald R. Wolfensberger, Director of The Congress Project, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for CongressIn this outstanding book, William F. Connelly, Jr. reminds us that the Constitution continues to shape national politics. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the theory and practice of American government, he cogently explains that compromise and conflict are both part of our country's genetic code. James Madison Rules America is a timely treatment of a timeless topic. Full of unexpected insights and subtle wisdom, it asks us to look beyond Internet headlines and intellectual fads to the things that really matter: the structures that the Founders put in place more than two centuries ago. This book is a remarkable intellectual achievement, handling profound issues with clarity and erudition. It would be a valuable addition to courses on Congress andAmerican national politics.. -- John J. Pitney Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont McKenna CollegeMandatory reading for all involved or interested in politics today so they will understand the foundations of our system. -- Jerry Climer, The Congressional Institute, Inc.No author has done more than William Connelly to show how the Constitution guides, structures, and influences the hard realities of Congressional politics. Past and present, theory and practice, and law and politics are joined in this fine volume to reveal the strategies and dilemmas that have confronted congressional party leaders from James Madison and Henry Clay to Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi. -- James W. Ceaser, University of VirginiaIn this lively and provocative interpretation of James Madison’s political thought, Bill Connelly brings a fresh understanding to U.S. Congress today. Congress, he argues, is not broken. Despite its real and apparent imperfections, Madisonian pluralism shapes congressional politics and always has. James Madison Rules America lowers the fever-pitch criticism of Congress and applies a skeptical intelligence to popular ideas for reform. Connelly shows that much of the current hand-wringing about Congress may stem from too little appreciation of Madison’s constitutional handiwork and of politics in general. -- Catherine E. Rudder, George Mason UniversityIn James Madison Rules America, William F. Connelly explains the interplay of political and constitutional forces that shape politics and public policy making in the United States. Connelly finds that the underlying constitutional structure frames the possibilities our political process may contemplate. Viewed through the lens of constitutional theory, the American political system manages to channel partisan forces into public policy outcomes. Every American should read this book. -- Ronald Peters, Regents' Professor Carl Albert Center and Department of Political ScienceIn this outstanding book, William F. Connelly, Jr. reminds us that the Constitution continues to shape national politics. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the theory and practice of American government, he cogently explains that compromise and conflict are both part of our country's genetic code. James Madison Rules America is a timely treatment of a timeless topic. Full of unexpected insights and subtle wisdom, it asks us to look beyond Internet headlines and intellectual fads to the things that really matter: the structures that the Founders put in place more than two centuries ago. This book is a remarkable intellectual achievement, handling profound issues with clarity and erudition. It would be a valuable addition to courses on Congress and American national politics. -- John J. Pitney Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont McKenna CollegeWe are hearing a great deal about the role of the Constitution and the significance of congressional parties. In James Madison Rules America, William F. Connelly Jr. explains their connection. Drawing on his vast knowledge of contemporary politics and the Founding era, Connelly shows how Madison’s handiwork shapes congressional behavior. Under the separation of powers, he argues persuasively, neither party is ever simply the “government” or the 'opposition'.... [A] lucidly written and thoroughly documented analysis. * National Review, July 2010 *Connelly offers an important new contribution to the study of congressional partisanship. The author, a well-regarded scholar of Congress, political parties, and interest groups, argues that much of the prevailing scholarship and public opinion about Congress as an institution is misinformed because it has not been properly grounded in an understanding of how the Constitution shapes the behavior of the institution. Relying on an extensive array of sources ranging from personal interviews to political theory, Connelly challenges a great deal of the conventional wisdom about Congress. Specifically, he takes exception to the belief that Congress today is defined more by dysfunction than competence and that the cause of this dysfunction stems principally from behavioral sources—namely, the self-interest of elected officials. He counters this perception by arguing that contemporary congressional politics is shaped by constitutional design and that partisanship and conflict are simply by-products of the constitutional system. The choices made by congressional leaders to pursue compromise or conflict, partisanship or pluralism, are influenced by Madisonian design and do not represent a defect of politics that requires remedy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *The book is an important work of scholarship on Congress, the separation of powers, and American political parties. Connelly carefully weaves virtually all major works on Congress into his analysis and thoroughly explains to the reader why James Madison still rules America.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Congressional Party Strategy Chapter 4 Chapter 2: House Democrats: The Wilderness Years Chapter 5 Chapter 3: House Republicans: Newt the Anti-Federalist? Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Woodrow Wilson's Congressional Government Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Alexis de Tocqueville's Congress Chapter 8 Chapter 6: The Federalist Revisited Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Practical Consequences of Constitutional Principle: The 1790s Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Practical Consequences of Constitutional Principle: The 1980s and 1990s Chapter 11 Chapter 9: The Constitution Governs: Partisanship and Bipartisanship Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Index Chapter 14 About the Author
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AuthorHouse Futureamerica NeoDemocracyNeoCapitalism A Paradigm for Progress
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Bloomsbury Academic Real Regulatory Reform 19702000
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Springer Science Policy
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Times Books Richard M. Nixon
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Supreme Court The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
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Ohio State University Press Party Discipline and Parliamentary Government
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dealing with Dysfunction Innovative Problem Solving in the Public Sector BrookingsASH Institute Series Innovative Governance in the 21st Innovative Governance in the 21st Century
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers American Federalism in Practice
Book Synopsis American Federalism in Practice is an original and important contribution to our understanding of contemporary health policy. It also illustrates how contentious public policy is debated, formulated, and implemented in today''s overheated political environment. Health care reform is perhaps the most divisive public policy issue facing the United States today. Michael Doonan provides a unique perspective on health policy in explaining how intergovernmental relations shape public policy. He tracks federal-state relations through the creation, formulation, and implementation of three of the most important health policy initiatives since the Great Society: the State Children''s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), both passed by the U.S. Congress, and the Massachusetts health care reform program as it was developed and implemented under federal government waiver authority. He applies lessons learned from
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Presidential Pork White House Influence Over the
Book Synopsis Presidential earmarks? Perhaps even more so than their counterparts in Congress, presidents have the motive and the means to politicize spending for political power. But do they? In Presidential Pork, John Hudak explains and interprets presidential efforts to control federal spending and accumulate electoral rewards from that power. The projects that members of Congress secure for their constituents certainly attract attention. Political pundits still chuckle about the Bridge to Nowhere. But Hudak clearly illustrates that while Congress claims credit for earmarks and pet projects, the practice is alive and well in the White House, too. More than any representative or senator, presidents engage in pork barrel spending in a comprehensive and systematic way to advance their electoral interests. It will come as no surprise that the White House often steers the enormous federal bureaucracy to spend funds in swing states. It is a major advantage that only incumbents enjoy. Hudak reconceptualizes the way in which we view the U.S. presidency and the goals and behaviors of those who hold the nation''s highest office. He illustrates that presidents and their White Houses are indeed complicit in distributing presidential porkand how they do it. The result is an illuminating and highly original take on presidential power and public policy.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Presidential Appointees Handbook
Book Synopsis A guide to competencies needed by the federal government's new top officials. The transition from one president to another, regardless of which party wins the 2016 elections, will mean many things, one of which is that some 3,000 to 4,000 new senior presidential appointees will take office in the first months of 2017. They will join some 6,000 members of the Senior Executive Service and nearly 1,000 admirals and generals already working in the top ranks of government. But the little-known truth is that the federal government has no formal, or even informal, continual learning program for its new high-level managers. If history is a guide, many of the next president''s appointees will never have served in the federal government or, indeed, at any level of government. This means that they will need to hone their considerable skills to meet new challenges. This new, revised, and updated edition of the The Presidential Appointee's Handbook is intended to fill the need for learning by helping new presidential appointees develop the knowledge, skills, and capabilities they will need in their challenging assignments. Additionally, the new edition provides frameworks for success in areas such as strategic foresight, planning for results, risk management, and resilience that are designed to give appointees templates for achieving their goals. Blending theory with the demands of day-to-day practice, the book clarifies the roles and responsibilities of top government executives, helps them build a network of shared experiences and relationships, and lays out common competencies and codes of proper behavior for government leaders at all levels.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Ethics in Congress
Book Synopsis More members of Congress have been investigated and sanctioned for ethical misconduct in the past decade and a half than in the entire previous history of the institution. But individual members are probably less corrupt than they once were. Stricter ethics codes and closer scrutiny by the press and public have imposed standards no previous representatives have had to face. Dennis Thompson shows how the institution itself is posing new ethical challenges, how the complexity of the environment in which members work creates new occasions for corruption and invites more calls for accountability. Instead of the individual corruption that has long been the center of attention, Thompson focuses on institutional corruption which refers to conduct that under certain conditions is an acceptable part of the job of a representative. Members are required to solicit campaign contributions, and they are expected to help constituents with their problems with government, but some ways of
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Porridge and Passion
Book SynopsisIn this sequel to his first volume of autobiography Pride and Perjury, Aitken starts his story as he is taken down from the courtroom and incarcerated at Her Majesty''s Pleasure. How this Old Etonian former Cabinet Minister on Mrs Thatcher''s inner circle managed to establish new relationships and lasting friendships with fellow prisoners is fascinating â so too is this account of how religious belief transformed his life. Aitken has lost none of his charm, fluency and determination â and he has found an authentic new life which readers of this entertaining new book will be able to judge for themselves. ''A rich collection of humorous tales of prison life... Aitken seems to have found a new vocation of both a funny writer and a serious prison reformer.'' TabletTrade Review"MAIL ON SUNDAY "Aitken's earlier volumes of memoirs, Pride and Perjury, which he completed a few days before entering prison, chronicled his fall from grace. It was more muddled in its intent, veering uneasily between abject penitence and furious self-righteousness. Here in this second volume, his state of mind, and therefore the tone of the book, are both clearer."Table of Contents1. Sentencing Day at the Old Bailey; 2. The cage, the sweat box, the induction; 3. First days with the blaggers of Belmarsh; 4. Amanuensis and Agony Uncle; 5. Carry on Fleet Street. 6. An open prison run by closed minds; 7. Famous Visitors; 8. Drugs, Escapes, Juggings, Cell Deaths and other Dramas; 9. Carry on Fleet Street; 10. The Cell Group, The Godfather and the Baptism; 11. Holding a Family Together; 12. Christmas Cheer; 13. The Aitken Drugs Plot; 14. Back in High Security; 15. Thoughts on Prison Reform; 16. Released on a Tag; 17. Adjusting to the world of freedom with old friends and new; 18. Grappling with the coils of bankruptcy; 19. An undergraduate again; 20. Two years of theology and happiness at Oxford; 21. Meeting and courting Elizabeth; 22. Fighting for the Persecuted Church (China, Laos, Indonesia, India, etc); 23. Prison Ministry across the world; 24. Audiences great and small (White House, Alpha); 25. Engagement and Marriage; 26. A new life.
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Vanderbilt University Press The Prohibition Era and Policing
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Thomas Nelson Worth Fighting For
Book SynopsisAmerica is in crisis, and the stakes have never been higher.
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H. O. T. Press From Washington Adams to Trump Biden
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp American Apostasy
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Learning Innovations The American Presidency
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LEGARE STREET PR Congressional Government
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LEGARE STREET PR The Constitutional Doctrines of Justice Harlan
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LEGARE STREET PR The Constitutional Doctrines of Justice Harlan
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LEGARE STREET PR A General View of the Origin and Nature of the Constitution and Government of the United States Deduced From the Political History and Condition of the Colonies and States From 1774 Until 1788. and the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the
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LEGARE STREET PR Life and Letters of Joseph Story
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LEGARE STREET PR Life and Letters of Joseph Story
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LEGARE STREET PR The Great Adventure PresentDay Studies in American Nationalism
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Legare Street Press The The Peril of Home Rule
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Legare Street Press Incidencias parlamentarias en Puerto Rico
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