The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power under the ConstitutionOne of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king. In todays divided public square, presidential power has never been more contested. The President Who Would Not Be King cuts through the partisan rancor to reveal what the Constitution really tells us about the powers of the president. Michael McConnell provides a comprehensive account of the drafting of

are still very much in use today  — which means we still live in the long shadow of the 19th century

As insightful and wise today as it was when originally published in 1954

as Arendt did – unflinchingly

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Agamben has assembled for the first time some of his most pivotal essays on photography

a dedicated miner of context and backstory

The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times

She takes us to the strange edges of art and culture

Blending the rhythm and vivid metaphor of poetry with the discursive nature of the essay

knowing that all change precipitates us into an uncertain future

who are locked inside wordless

John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter