War and the American Presidency, by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., from W.W. Norton, ISBN 0393060020. The gravest decision in a democracy is the one to go to war. In a book that brings a magisterial command of history to the most urgent of contemporary questions, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explores the war in Iraq, the presidency, and the future of democracy. The author writes powerfully about George W. Bush's expansion of presidential power and the revised Imperial Presidency (a phrase Schlesinger invented). The book shines an essential light on the meaning of our history and on using our understanding responsibly in meeting today's challenges.
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