Gene Healy
Hardcover | Pages: 367 pages Rating: 4.19 | 139 Users | 25 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power |
| Author | : | Gene Healy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 367 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2008 by Cato Institute |
| Categories | : | Politics. History. Law. Nonfiction |
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The Bush years have justifiably given rise to fears of a new Imperial Presidency. Yet despite the controversy surrounding the administration's expansive claims of executive power, both Left and Right agree on the boundless nature of presidential responsibility. The Imperial Presidency is the price we seem to be willingly and dangerously agreeable to pay the office the focus of our national hopes and dreams. Interweaving historical scholarship, legal analysis, and cultural commentary, The Cult of the Presidency argues that the Presidency needs to be reined in, its powers checked and supervised, and its wartime authority put back under the oversight of the Congress and the courts. Only then will we begin to return the Presidency to its proper constitutionally limited role.Declare Books Concering The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
| Original Title: | The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Presidential Power |
| ISBN: | 1933995157 (ISBN13: 9781933995151) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.19 From 139 Users | 25 ReviewsArticle Of Books The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
Gene Healy's newest book is The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power. As senior editor at the Cato Institute, he is responsible for reviewing and editing Cato policy studies and other publications. His research interests include federalism, criminal justice, constitutional war powers, civil liberties, and the war on terror. From 1994 to 1996, Healy served asIf the current president concerns you. Or the last one. Or the one before that...... read this only if you want to be disturbed that the chances are they won't be getting any better.
Very interesting book but hard to get through. Gene Healy is too smart for me.
We live in a society where the concept of a strong, heroic presidency is the norm; most of us can't conceive of anything else. Gene Healy of the Cato Institute shows that this hasn't always been the case, and that we'd be better served by having a presidency at least somewhat bound by its original constitutional restraints."Cult" is an extremely entertaining read that will make you better-informed without boring you. I'd recommend this for anyone with a remote interest in American history.
Do you know what the President does? Are you sure? Gene Healy thinks most Americans don't truly understand the powers and limits--or, at least, the intended limits--of the office, and that this misunderstanding/ignorance is one of the biggest factors in the erosion of our politics over the last couple decades. And he makes a compelling case. The Cliff's Notes of this one should be required reading for anyone who ever plans to vote in a presidential election.
Definitely worth the read. Any book about the the prospects for - and necessity of - executive restraint is going to be discouraging, but it's an important issue.
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