Time and again, in recent years, the charge has been made that sitting presidents have behaved “imperially,” employing authorities that break the bounds of

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

This book explores how American presidents--especially those of the past three decades--have increased the power of the presidency at the expense of democracy.

Has the imperial presidency returned? "Well written and, while indispensable for college courses, should appeal beyond academic audiences to anyone interested i