How Presidencies Break: Hubris, Secrecy, Loyalists
Investigative accounts and analytic frameworks on how overconfidence, secrecy, factional aides, and captured institutions can hollow out a modern presidency.
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2024Josh Dawsey, Tyler PagerRecent investigative reporting offering an inside account of the Trump presidency that complements the new Regime...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
InjusticeCarol Leonnig, Aaron C. DavisDetailed reporting that builds a broader thesis about how presidential action bent DOJ and institutions under Trump.Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattA framework for understanding democratic erosion and institutional decay relevant to the book’s themes of capture and...Shelf signal: Comparative Politics
Zero FailCarol LeonnigShows institutional failures in protective services and how presidential behavior creates operational risks in the...Shelf signal: Policing & Law Enforcement
Dark MoneyJane MayerExplains the role of wealthy networks and dark funding in shaping political power that enables unaccountable...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
A First-rate MadnessNassir Ghaemi, S. Nassir GhaemiProvides psychological and leadership analysis useful for readers seeking to understand personal traits that hobble...Shelf signal: Mental Health