Reviews
"This is an unusually ambitious and coherent volume. It traces the central paradox of the Bush presidency--audacious aspirations and white-knuckled risk taking to solidify the conservative regime that generated gut wrenching policy failures and stunning political defeats. This remarkable volume dissects the limits and vulnerabilities of not only the Bush presidency but of the American presidency in the early twenty-first century. It offers cogent warnings to the Obama presidency, which may have politically benefited from the Bush failures but may ultimately fall victim to similar temptations to over-reach." -Lawrence R. Jacobs, University of Minnesota, "Rarely has a presidency been as consequential as George W. Bush's. This volume takes the reader through the dramatic and significant changes--for better or worse- America and the world went through as a consequence of the actions of the Bush administration. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand just how much changed in those turbulent years." -Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University, "This is an unusually ambitious and coherent volume. It traces the central paradox of the Bush presidency--audacious aspirations and white-knuckled risk taking to solidify the conservative regime that generated gut wrenching policy failures and stunning political defeats. This remarkable volume dissects the limits and vulnerabilities of not only the Bush presidency but of the American presidency in the early twenty-first century. It offers cogent warnings to the Obama presidency, which may have politically benefited from the Bush failures but may ultimately fall victim to similar temptations to over-reach." --Lawrence R. Jacobs, University of Minnesota, "Rarely has a presidency been as consequential as George W. Bush's. This volume takes the reader through the dramatic and significant changes--for better or worse- America and the world went through as a consequence of the actions of the Bush administration. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand just how much changed in those turbulent years." --Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University
