Book Review
Reform or Revolution?
Joshua Braver Thu, Mar 24, 2022, 9:01 AM
A review of Noah Feldman, “The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021).
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The Modern History of Economic Sanctions
Henry Farrell Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 2:40 PM
A review of Nicholas Mulder, “The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War” (Yale University Press, 2022).
Executive Power
How Courts Can Protect Democracy From Abuse of Emergency Powers
David M. Driesen Tue, Feb 22, 2022, 12:16 PM
The Supreme Court should shift its approach to emergency powers (defined broadly to include national security) to take into account the role they can play in undermining democracy.
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What We Have and Haven’t Learned About Terrorism Financing
Alex Zerden Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 11:27 AM
A review of Jessica Davis, “Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the 21st Century” (Lynne Rienner, 2021).
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Specters of Fear and Executive Power
Jed Handelsman Shugerman Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 12:01 PM
A review of David M. Driesen, “The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power” (Stanford University Press, 2021).
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Rethinking the Press in an Era of Distrust
Quinta Jurecic Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 8:01 AM
A review of Matt Carlson, Seth C. Lewis, and Sue Robinson, “News After Trump: Journalism’s Crisis of Relevance in a Changed Media Culture” (Oxford University Press, 2021).
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A Memoir From the Head of Saudi Intelligence
Bruce Riedel Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 10:09 AM
A review of Turki AlFaisal Al Saud, “The Afghanistan File” (Arabian Publishing, 2021).
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What Biden’s Top China Theorist Gets Wrong
Ethan Paul Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 3:36 PM
A review of Rush Doshi, “The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order” (Oxford University Press, 2021).
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The New Network Literature
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 11:26 AM
A review of Daniel W. Drezner, Henry Farrell and Abraham L. Newman, eds., “The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence” (Brookings Institution Press, 2021).
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Angry Political Man
Bob Bauer Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 2:06 PM
A review of Elie Honig, “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department” (Harper, July 2021).