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Throughout American history, presidents have shown a startling power to act independently of Congress and the courts. On their own initiative, presidents have t

Daybreak is a thorough investigation of how Bush/Cheney altered the way American government works and deteriorated the Constitution and Bill of Rights. It inclu

This book examines a fundamental question in the development of the American empire: What constraints does the Constitution place on our territorial expansion,

The issue of the imperial presidency, which is raised in connection with the Bush administration's response to the legal issues flowing from the 9/11 attacks, i