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Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric

Author : Colleen Elizabeth Kelley
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739129258
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (292 download)

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Book Synopsis Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric by : Colleen Elizabeth Kelley

Download or read book Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric written by Colleen Elizabeth Kelley and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric examines the communication offensive orchestrated by George W. Bush and the members of his administration between the initial terrorism crisis of September 11, 2001, and the March 20, 2003, invasion of Iraq. Colleen Elizabeth Kelley argues that the president relied on a set of particular strategies that coalesced into protofascist talk in order to discursively manage the post-9/11 situation and justify the president's 2003 war against Iraq. This book suggests a framework for analyzing emergent fascist public discourse and its potential for producing additional substantial antidemocratic speech and action. Kelley further reviews the role of the media in conveying President Bush's rhetorical doctrine to the American public. The rhetoric of democratic discourse is presented as a firewall to guarantee that such speech-based behaviors, which are endorsed by willing publics and developed within democracies, fail to thrive and do not destroy the very systems that enabled them in the first place. Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric is a stimulating text that will strike up discussion among scholars of political communication and those interested in cultural studies. Book jacket.

An Analysis of Post 9/11 Presidential Rhetoric - Lead-up to the Iraq War

Author : Marc Weinrich
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640668456
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis An Analysis of Post 9/11 Presidential Rhetoric - Lead-up to the Iraq War by : Marc Weinrich

Download or read book An Analysis of Post 9/11 Presidential Rhetoric - Lead-up to the Iraq War written by Marc Weinrich and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Hildesheim (English Department), language: English, abstract: On the morning of May 1st, 2003 President George W. Bush landed on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln off the coast of San Diego, California, announcing from its deck that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" (George W. Bush, May 1st, 2003). On the prominent banner behind him, it said: "Mission Accomplished". The war had only begun one and a half months prior to this event and currently (October, 2009) American troops are still deployed and involved in combat in Iraq. The mission of the Iraq war was certainly not accomplished on May 1, 2003. What the Bush Administration had accomplished, was something else, however: they convinced the majority of the American people of the necessity of this war, which was reflected in polls, at that time. According to the Gallup Poll, 75% of all Americans approved of sending American troops to Iraq in March, 2003 (Gallup, 2009). Americans were told that the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and, therefore, was a threat to the United States. However, to date, no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq, although their alleged existence was one of the main reasons for going to war. The Bush Administration managed to make the vast majority of Americans believe this false assumption. The goal of this paper is to explore how a U.S. president, who was not considered a good speaker, nevertheless succeeded in convincing the American citizens that going to war was the 'right thing to do'. In this paper, it will, first, be briefly outlined what role presidential rhetoric plays, then the post-9/11 rhetoric of the Bush Administration and its circumstances will be examined. An attempt will be made to prove that the rhetoric of the Bush Administration was the key to the high level of support from the U.S. popula

Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump

Author : Gabriel Rubin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030301672
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump by : Gabriel Rubin

Download or read book Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump written by Gabriel Rubin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the analysis of eighteen years of presidential data, this book shows how Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump have conducted and framed the war on terror since its inception in 2001. Examining all presidential speeches about terrorism from George W. Bush’s two terms as President, Barack Obama’s two terms as President, and Donald Trump’s first year as President, this book is the first to compare the three post-9/11 presidents in how they have dealt with the terror threat. Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama, and Trump argues that when policies need to be “sold” to the public and Congress, presidents make their pertinent issues seem urgent through frequent speech-making and threat inflation. It further illustrates how after policies are sold, a new President’s reticence may signify quiet acceptance of the old regime’s approach. After examining the conduct of the war on terror to date, it concludes by posing policy suggestions for the future.

Selling War, Selling Hope

Author : Anthony R. DiMaggio
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438457952
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Selling War, Selling Hope written by Anthony R. DiMaggio and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details how presidents utilize mass media to justify foreign policy objectives in the aftermath of 9/11. Modern presidents have considerable power in selling U.S. foreign policy objectives to the public. In Selling War, Selling Hope, Anthony R. DiMaggio documents how presidents often make use of the media to create a positive informational environment that, at least in the short term, successfully builds public support for policy proposals. Using timely case studies with a focus on the Arab Spring and the U.S. War on Terror in the Middle East and surrounding regions, DiMaggio explains how official spin is employed to construct narratives that are sympathetic to U.S. officialdom. The mass media, rather than exhibiting independence when it comes to reporting foreign policy issues, is regularly utilized as a political tool for selling official proposals. The marginalization of alternative, critical viewpoints poses a significant obstacle to informed public deliberations on foreign policy issues. In the long run, however, the packaging of official narrative and its delivery by the media begins to unravel as citizens are able to make use of alternative sources of information and assert their independence from official viewpoints. Selling War, Selling Hope is an innovative project that pushes the fields of political science, political communication, public opinion, and presidential rhetoric into new and exciting directions. This book is essential reading. Mark Major, author of The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media: The Politics of Framing Executive Power This eye-opening exposition offers a radical new conclusion to the debate over why Americans oppose wars: Americans oppose particular wars for moral reasons. By capturing the wide range of presidential rhetoric from fear to hope, DiMaggio documents the depths plumbed by political and other elites to manipulate the American public to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to counteract American citizens moral opposition to war, political elites manipulate citizens fears into support for war by giving them hope, but the policies they choose, more often than not, lead to more war and reason for fear which creates a vicious cycle: fearhopewar. The challenge we face is to break through the noise and the manipulation of political, economic, and military elites. DiMaggio offers us a way to see clearly. Amentahru Wahlrab, University of Texas at Tyler

9/11 Then and Now

Author : Kristen Melanie Grafton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book 9/11 Then and Now written by Kristen Melanie Grafton and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is concerned with American presidential rhetoric at the cross-section of hero rhetoric and memorial address. It analyzes presidential memorialization of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. 9/11 is arguably the most significant tragedy in recent American history. The purpose of this study is to identify the type of hero each president since 9/11 has attempted to construct of himself for the public and discuss the rationale behind that hero construction. To complete this objective, I analyze the second 9/11 memorial speech from the presidencies of Bush, Obama, and Trump for hero construction. A close reading examining the rhetorical genre, historical context, and keywords reveals the following hero constructions: Bush establishes himself as the war hero who fights back aggressively against a threat; Obama establishes himself as the peacemaker hero who encourages unity and rejects hate that is a result of tragedy; Trump establishes himself as the patriotic activist hero who seeks to return America to a glorious age before the tragedy occurred and prevent future tragedies. This research fills a gap in hero rhetoric and crisis rhetoric which does not have the three presidents in conversation with each other.

After the Twin Towers

Author : Maria Regina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book After the Twin Towers written by Maria Regina and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Islam as a Rhetorical Constraint

Author : Hillary Ann Bajema
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Islam as a Rhetorical Constraint by : Hillary Ann Bajema

Download or read book Islam as a Rhetorical Constraint written by Hillary Ann Bajema and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The post 9/11 rhetoric of President George W. Bush presents an interesting opportunity to assess the cross-cultural currency of presentations of American ideology. This thesis attends to the President's unifying rhetoric especially regarding the religion of Islam, recognizing that each statement risked backlash from Muslims within the nation as well as for those practicing the faith of Islam in the Middle East and beyond. Bush's national presidential addresses between the dates of September 11, 2001, through May 1, 2003, the declared end of the military campaign against Iraq, are examined. Three ideographs -- evil, justice, and freedom --isolated for their dominance throughout the twelve Presidential addresses, have been identified and studied. The thesis concludes that the President's intention to appeal to his diverse audience was successful thematically; but presenting a confident country while simultaneously overcoming international accusations of American arrogance was impossible.

War of Words

Author : Sandra Silberstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134306431
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book War of Words written by Sandra Silberstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a media age, wars are waged not only with bombs and planes but also with video and sound bites. War of Words is an incisive report from the linguistic battlefields, probing the tales told about September 11th to show how Americans created consensus in the face of terror. Capturing the campaigns for America's hearts, minds, wallets and votes, Silberstein traces the key cultural conflicts that surfaced after the attacks and beyond: the attacks on critical intellectuals for their perceived 'blame America first' attitude the symbiotic relationship between terrorists and the media (mis)representations of Al Qaeda and the Taliban used to justify military action the commercialisation of September 11th news as 'entertainment' when covering tragic events. Now featuring a new chapter on the Second Anniversary and Beyond, including: the war in Iraq, the backlash against former 'heroes' and accusations of presidential mendacity. A perceptive and disturbing account, War of Words reveals the role of the media in manufacturing events and illuminates the shifting sands of American collective identity in the post September 11th world.

Words of Crisis as Words of Power

Author : Marta Neüff
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027264260
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Words of Crisis as Words of Power written by Marta Neüff and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores crisis rhetoric in contemporary U.S. American presidential speechmaking. Rhetorical leadership constitutes an inherent feature of the modern presidency. Particularly during times of critical events, the president is expected to react and address the nation. However, the power of the office also allows him or her to direct attention to particular topics and thus rhetorically create or exploit the notion of crisis. This monograph examines the verbal responses of George W. Bush and Barack Obama to pressing issues during their terms in office. Assuming an interdisciplinary approach, it illuminates the characteristics of modern crisis rhetoric. The aim of the book is to show that elements of Puritan rhetoric, and specifically the tradition of the jeremiad, although taken out of their original context and modified to suit a modern multiethnic society, can still be detected in contemporary political communication. It will be of interest to students and scholars of presidential rhetoric, political communication, sociolinguistics, and cultural studies.

"And No One Will Keep that Light from Shining"

Author : Nicole Janz
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643104685
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book "And No One Will Keep that Light from Shining" written by Nicole Janz and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2010 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After September 11, news media reported that U.S. president George W. Bush used overly religious language. The "theologian in chief" was believed to promote his personal agenda as a born again Christian. Such views, however, are a striking misinterpretation. This study shows that Bush's references to God and the idea that America must fulfill God's work on earth can all be explained through the concept of American civil religion. "...is likely to reinvigorate and expand discursive studies dedicated to understanding contemporary instantiations of American civil religion. That she (Janz) has been able to refocus and reframe international attention on such an important and unique American phenomenon is all the better". Steven R. Goldzwig, Marquette Univ., Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2012.

The Rhetoric of Conspiracy - Theories of September 11th

Author : Christian Schlegel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638832155
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetoric of Conspiracy - Theories of September 11th written by Christian Schlegel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Englische Philologie), course: Paranoia in American Literature and Culture, 19 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: On September 11th 2001 the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, destroying the World Trade Center, heavily damaging the Pentagon, and killing almost 3.000 people, shocked the world and had a lasting effect on national and international politics of the United States. In short time, thousands of websites appeared on the internet and are still online, each offering its own truth about what had happened: Some claim having seen Satan himself in the flames and the smoke that rose from the burning twin towers, saying that the attack was just the beginning of the end of the world. Others use anti-Semitist sentiments and report about a Jewish plot following Zionist ideology. Again others blame the US-government for not preventing or even carrying out the attacks in order to justify their later wars on the Taliban regime and on Iraq. Some even talk about the involvement of an alien race. This seminar paper will begin by providing a theoretical background on conspiracy theories and suppose a thesis how those theories influence people and seduce them to believe. Rhetorical features will be taken into account as well as psychological features. After the outlining of the theoretical background, an overview of several conspiracy theories, connected with the events of September 11th 2001, will be given. Each theory will be individually discussed and examined in regard of its use of language and how historical facts and findings are mixed up with clich s and biased subjective opinions of the authors. In the end there will possibly be a common scheme to identify of how the writers and publishers of such theories succeed in winning so many supporters.

The Rhetoric of Donald Trump

Author : Robert C. Rowland
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700631968
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetoric of Donald Trump written by Robert C. Rowland and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rhetoric of Donald Trump identifies and analyzes the nationalist and populist themes that dominate the rhetoric of President Trump and links those themes to a persona that has evolved from celebrity outsider to presidential strongman. In the process Robert C. Rowland explains how the nationalist populism and strongman persona in turn demands a vernacular rhetorical style unlike any previous modern president—a style that makes no attempt to lay out a case, requires constant lies, and breaks every norm for how a presidential candidate or president should talk. In stark contrast, our most effective presidents have used rhetoric to present a positive vision of what the nation could achieve. The three most effective presidential uses of rhetoric in the past century—FDR, Reagan, and Obama—all presented a coherent ideological message that, while focused on problems of the moment, was also rooted in a fundamental optimism. In contrast, Trump’s message is fundamentally negative. The Rhetoric of Donald Trump explores how the nation could so abruptly shift from a president such as Barack Obama, who emphasized the audacity of hope, to one who in his inaugural address spoke about “American carnage.” At its core, Trump’s message is well designed to appeal to voters with an authoritarian personality structure, especially in the white working-class, who feel threatened by the pace of societal change, especially demographic change. Rowland’s work illustrates how President Trump’s ceremonial speeches violate norms calling for a message of national unity and instead present a divisive message designed to create strongly negative emotions, especially fear and hate. It further reveals how Trump sustains those strong visceral reactions with his use of Twitter to make the rally atmosphere a daily reality for his supporters, a prime example being the Coronavirus Task Force briefings, which he transformed from an exercise in desperately needed public health education into a partisan rally. The Rhetoric of Donald Trump is essential reading for scholars, students, and the informed citizen to understand how Trump’s rhetoric of nationalist populism with a strongman persona undermines basic principles at the heart of American democracy.

HEROES AND VILLAINS

Author : Hannah Maulden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book HEROES AND VILLAINS written by Hannah Maulden and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President George W. Bush experienced a drastic rise in popularity after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and this popularity continued through his first term and enabled him to be reelected for a second. In this thesis, I seek to explain some of President Bush's popularity by examining American popular entertainment media produced between 2001 and 2004. I look at ways that this media reinforced White House rhetoric and encouraged Bush's continued popularity with the American people. I analyze television shows (24 and Alias), romantic comedy and superhero movies (Two Weeks Notice, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Maid in Manhattan, Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 2), and war-themed video games (Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Call of Duty, and Freedom Fighters) to examine how they contributed to the establishment of an "Us vs. Them" mentality and the construction of the wealthy white man (i.e. Bush himself) as the American savior, as well as created an environment in which any questioning of the Bush Administration or the War on Terror could be interpreted as traitorous.

The Rhetorical Invention of America's National Security State

Author : Marouf Hasian
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498505090
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetorical Invention of America's National Security State written by Marouf Hasian and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rhetorical Invention of America’s National Security State examines the rhetoric and discourse produced by and constitutive of America’s national security state. Hasian, Lawson, and McFarlane illustrate the importance of rhetoric to the expansion of the American national security state in the post-9/11 era through their examination of the global war on terrorism, enhanced interrogation techniques, drone crew stress, activities of Edward Snowden, rise of Special Forces, and popular representations of counterterrorism. The coauthors contend this expansion was not the result of lone, imperial executives or a nefarious state within a state, but was co-produced by elite and non-elite Americans alike who not only condoned, but also in many cases demanded, the expansion of the national security state. This work will be of interest to scholars in communication studies and political science.

Presidential Rhetoric and Communication Since F.D. Roosevelt

Author : Paul Goetsch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Presidential Rhetoric and Communication Since F.D. Roosevelt written by Paul Goetsch and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Who Belongs in America?

Author : Vanessa B. Beasley
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1585445053
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (854 download)

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Book Synopsis Who Belongs in America? by : Vanessa B. Beasley

Download or read book Who Belongs in America? written by Vanessa B. Beasley and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “How can the immigrant of yesterday be lionized as the very foundation of the nation’s character, while the immigrant of today is often demonized as a threat to the nation’s safety and stability?” ask volume editor Vanessa B. Beasley in her introduction to this timely book. As the nation’s ceremonial as well as political leader, presidents through their rhetoric help to create the frame for the American public’s understanding of immigration. In an overarching essay and ten case studies, Who Belongs in America? Explores select moments in U.S. immigration history, focusing on the presidential discourse that preceded, address, or otherwise corresponded to events. These chapters, which originated as presentations at the Texas A&M University Conference on Presidential Rhetoric, share a common interest in how, when and under what circumstances U.S. presidents or their administrations have negotiated the tension that lies at the heart of the immigration issue in the United States. The various authors look at the dual views of immigrants as either scapegoats for cultural fears, especially during trying times. U.S. presidents have had to navigate between these two motifs, and they have chosen different ways to do so. Indeed, as these studies show, their words have sometimes been at odds with their deeds and policies. Since 9/11, few issues have more public significance than how America views immigrants. The contributors to this volume provide context that will help inform the public debate, as well as the scholarship, for years to come. Vanessa B. Beasley, an associate professor of communication at the University of Georgia, is the author of You, the People: American National Identity in Presidential Rhetoric, also published by Texas A&M University Press. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Texas at Austin.

Power Without Constraint

Author : Chris Edelson
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299307409
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Power Without Constraint written by Chris Edelson and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama criticized the George W. Bush administration for its unrestrained actions in matters of national security. In secret Justice Department memos, President Bush’s officials had claimed for the executive branch total authority to use military force in response to threats of terrorism. They set aside laws made by Congress, even criminal laws prohibiting torture and warrantless surveillance. Candidate Obama promised to restore the rule of law and make a clean break with the Bush approach. President Obama has not done so. Why? In a thorough comparison of the Bush and Obama administrations’ national security policies, Chris Edelson demonstrates that President Obama and his officials have used softer rhetoric and toned-down legal arguments, but in key areas—military action, surveillance, and state secrets—they have simply found new ways to assert power without meaningful constitutional or statutory constraints. Edelson contends that this legacy of the two immediately post-9/11 presidencies raises crucial questions for future presidents, Congress, the courts, and American citizens. Where is the political will to restore a balance of powers among branches of government and adherence to the rule of law? What are the limits of authority regarding presidential national security power? Have national security concerns created a permanent shift to unconstrained presidential power?