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Watergate whistleblower and former White House counsel John W. Dean now embarks on an explosive examination of the dark side of the Bush Cheney White House. He lays out the overwhelming evidence of the pervasive secrecy in the current administration and suggests how to put an end to these abuses of presidential power.

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Senate candidate Richard Painter examines Trump's policies through a historical lens, showcasing how he is eroding the rule of law as president and examining how many leaders in history have subverted the Constitution and American checks and balances.

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Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America.

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This memoir by a certified member of Washington's old-guard establishment is rich with insight into contemporary American democracy, poignant in its reflections of avoidable missteps by even the best and most experienced leaders, and consistently good-humoured in the author's self-awareness of his own role behind the scenes of political power.

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Tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse.

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In the period from 1970 to the early 1990s, Republican leaders launched three major reforms of the federal system. Although all three initiatives advanced decentralization as a goal, they were remarkably different in their policy objectives, philosophical assumptions, patterns of politics, and policy outcomes.

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A magisterial introduction to the relationship between liberalism and democracy, from its beginnings in classical Greek thought to our own times.

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The author argues that these staged recitations make a mockery of free and fair presidential elections and that the slim margin of error that is allowed in these debates has led to tight control through scripting, severe time limits and the exclusion of third party candidates.

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What is the point of Kings and Queens What do they do all day And what does it mean to be one of them This title looks at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick.

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Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.

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In Our Lost Constitution, Senator Mike Lee tells the dramatic, little-known stories behind six of the Constitution's most indispensible provisions. He shows their rise. He shows their fall. And he makes vividly clear how nearly every abuse of federal power today is rooted in neglect of this Lost Constitution.

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Two award-winning scholars offer a bold critique of the Constitution and argue that it lies at the root of our government dysfunction

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Concise yet comprehensive, The American Vice Presidency is the fullest and most accurate examination of the office of the vice president to date, covering the origins and constitutional roots of the institution, its history, and the slow transformation of the office starting in the mid-twentieth century.

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Enshrining the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens in law, and curbing the power of those who rule them, the US constitution is one of the most significant documents in the history of democracy. New to Penguin's Little Black Classics series.

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Contains the text of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and all the amendments.

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Acclaimed anatomy of Britain's relationship with its monarchy, by foremost historian of nationalism.