War and the Rogue Presidency War and the Rogue Presidency

War and the Rogue Presidency

Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure

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Publisher Description

The Office of the President of the U.S. isn't what it used to be—it has morphed into an overgrown beast. So says presidential scholar Ivan Eland in his landmark new book War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure.

The presidency no longer simply enforces the laws passed by Congress but literally dominates American political life. Its vast bureaucracy is flush with cash and wields powers never authorized by the Framers. But who do we have to thank for this distortion of the Constitution? Congress.

The presidency, says Eland, isn't inherently imperial. It's contingently imperial. Particularly when wars loom and Congress refuses to forestall our engagement in them—with inevitable consequences.

But wars also lead to massive domestic government interference.

In sum, liberals, conservatives, independents—anybody concerned for personal liberties and good governance—should read this pathbreaking book and grapple with its implications.

GENRE
Politics & Current Affairs
RELEASED
2018
1 December
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
350
Pages
PUBLISHER
Independent Institute
SIZE
2.5
MB

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