Suicide pact: the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty [Unabridged] 978-0-7180-2194-8, 0718021940, 978-0-7180-2193-1

New York Times'bestselling author Judge Andrew P. Napolitano exposes the alarming history of presidential power gra

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Suicide pact: the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty [Unabridged]
978-0-7180-2194-8, 0718021940, 978-0-7180-2193-1

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Andrew P. Napolitano

Table of contents :
Content: 1770-1880 : the struggle for natural liberty. A philosophical primer
A constitutional overview of the duty to defend and the power to wage successful war
National security in the Revolutionary War era
The Civil War and Reconstruction eras --
1900-1946 : the noble liars. Turn-of-the-century America : the Wilson administration and World War I
The World War II era : the freedom of speech and power over property
The World War II era : Quirin and the Japanese cases --
1947-present : the long wars. The Cold War : the Truman years, the Korean conflict, and the second Red Scare
The Cold War : the civil war in Vietnam
Before 9/11 : America and global terror from 1980-2001
The George W. Bush administration : the Global War on Terror and privacy in the post-9/11 world
The George W. Bush administration : render and torture
The George W. Bush administration : the right to trial
The Obama administration : a midterm review of the Middle East, torture, and trials
The Obama administration : a midterm review of exponentially expanded drone intervention and privacy attacks.

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