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• The problem of the imperial presidency

  - 2007-09-22

  The Philadelphia Constitution may be dead, (1) but the basic problems which troubled the Framers--e.g., preserving the rule of law, preventing oppressive government--are still relevant, albeit in the new and different context. For instance, by way of introduction to what follows, the marked changes in relative powers of the branches...

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• The "hidden hand" and White House roll-call predictions: legislative liaison in the Eisenhower White House, 83d-84th Congresses.(RESEARCH NOTE)(Report)

  - 2007-06-01

  This article offers a fresh perspective into the Eisenhower administration's attempts to predict and influence roll-call outcomes in Congress during the transition from Republican to Democratic control following the midterm elections of 1954. Analysis of archival data uncovered at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, provides insight into a...

  Tags: analysis, Democrat, leader, leadership, legislator, president, Republican, Richard, tax, U.S. Congress, upshot, White House

• Inside the administrative state: a critical look at the practice of presidential control.

  - 2006-10-01

  From the inception of the administrative state, scholars have proposed various models of agency decision-making to render such decision-making accountable and effective, only to see those models falter when confronted by actual practice. Until now, the "presidential control" model has been largely impervious to this...

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• Iran's Ahmadinejad: crazy or crazy like a fox?

  - 2006-01-01

  Those of us trying to make sense of the Middle East remain perplexed by the recent rise of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the lunatic-like leader with decidedly sociopathic tendencies. Not only will Iran soon develop a deliverable nuclear device, he promises, but the first hit will be Israel. These are...

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• Neustadt, new institutionalism, and presidential decision making: a theory and test.

  - 2005-06-01

  The institutionalization of a White House-centered presidential staff system is often described as a logical response by presidents to increasing leadership demands linked to the post-World War II growth in government size and complexity. In contrast, I take a supply-side perspective, using transaction-cost theory and insights from Richard Neustadt's Presidential...

  Tags: advisor, aide, decision-making, FDR, FINANCE, Investment, Johnson, Mayer, Miller, president, Richard, Roosevelt, staff, theory, upshot, White House

• What if he wins?

  - 2004-09-01

  The Triumph of Anything Goes By David Greenberg We all know that George W. Bush's reelection would probably bring about more illiberal policies regarding social justice, education, the arts, economic fairness, environmental protection, consumer rights, racial equality, foreign policy, civil liberties, and workers' rights. Less obvious, but perhaps...

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• PERISCOPE: Trimble Seeks U.S. Pressure on Sinn Fein

  - 2000-01-04

  O'Dowd, Niall Irish Voice 01-04-2000 PERISCOPE: Trimble Seeks U.S. Pressure on Sinn Fein By Niall O'Dowd NORTHERN Ireland First Minister David Trimble met President Clinton in the Oval Office this week in Washington in a Unionist version of a...

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