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Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After September 11 by Jack Goldsmith

On May 20, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Conventional wisdom holds that 9/11 sounded the death knell for presidential accountability. In fact, the opposite is true. The novel powers that our post-9/11 commanders in chief assumed—endless detentions, military commissions, state secrets, broad surveillance, and more—are the culmination of a two-century expansion of presidential authority. But these new powers have been met with thousands of barely visible legal and political constraints—enforced by congressional committees, government lawyers, courts, and the media—that have transformed our unprecedentedly powerful presidency into one that is also unprecedentedly accountable.

Democracy’s Blameless Leaders: From Dresden to Abu Ghraib, How Leaders Evade Accountability for Abuse, Atrocity, and Killing by Neil James Mitchell

On May 20, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

From the American and British counter-insurgency in Iraq to the bombing of Dresden and the Amristar Massacre in India, civilians are often abused and killed when they are caught in the cross-fire of wars and other conflicts. In Democracy’s Blameless Leaders, Neil Mitchell examines how leaders in democracies manage the blame for the abuse and the killing of civilians, arguing that politicians are likely to react in a self-interested and opportunistic way and seek to deny and evade accountability.

The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future by Victor Cha

On May 20, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

With rare personal anecdotes from the author’s time in Pyongyang and his tenure as an adviser in the White House, this engagingly written, authoritative, and highly accessible history offers much-needed answers to the most pressing questions about North Korea and ultimately warns of a regime that might be closer to its end than many might think—a political collapse for which America and its allies may be woefully unprepared.

The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas by Jonah Goldberg

On May 3, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

With humor, passion and cliches, Goldberg dismantles the Trojan Horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the grand Progressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false-flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.

The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro

On April 30, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him.

End This Depression Now!: An Urgent Message to Stop the Economic Crisis by Paul Krugman

On April 29, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The Great Recession is more than four years old—and counting. Yet, as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley, “Nations rich in resources, talent, and knowledge—all the ingredients for prosperity and a decent standard of living for all—remain in a state of intense pain.”

Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa’ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones

On April 27, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

This comprehensive, landmark history chronicles our ongoing battle against al-Qa’ida, the greatest threat the West has faced in the modern era. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and counterinsurgency, Seth G. Jones presents a dramatic narrative of the on-the-ground police work; the elaborate, multiyear investigations led by the CIA, FBI, and Britain’s MI5; and the shifting and deadly alliances between terrorist groups that have characterized the conflict.

After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family – 1968 to the Present by J. Randy Taraborrelli

On April 26, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Based on extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews, After Camelot captures the wealth, glamour, and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. With this book, J. Randy Taraborrelli takes readers on an epic journey as he unfolds the ongoing saga of the nation’s most famous-and controversial-family.

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

On April 22, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?

The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy

On April 18, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The inside story of the world’s most exclusive fraternity; how presidents from Hoover through Obama worked with–and sometimes, against–each other when they were in and out of power.

Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After September 11 by Jack Goldsmith

Democracy’s Blameless Leaders: From Dresden to Abu Ghraib, How Leaders Evade Accountability for Abuse, Atrocity, and Killing by Neil James Mitchell

The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future by Victor Cha

The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas by Jonah Goldberg

The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro

End This Depression Now!: An Urgent Message to Stop the Economic Crisis by Paul Krugman

Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa’ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones

After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family – 1968 to the Present by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy

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