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2. Bush’s Brain (No, Not Karl Rove)
How Bush’s Psyche Shaped His Decision Making
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Robert Maranto
and Richard E. Redding
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Contributors xi
- Preface: A Call for Modesty xix
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Part One: Introduction
- 1. Evaluating Presidents 3
- 2. Bush’s Brain (No, Not Karl Rove) 21
- 3. The Cheneyization of the Bush Administration 41
- 4. President Bush as Chief Executive 58
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Part Two: Institutions and the Policy Regime
- 5. Reactionary Ideologues and Uneasy Partisans 77
- 6. Diminishing Returns 96
- 7. Not Always According to Plan 115
- 8. A Legal Revolution? 136
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Part Three: Domestic Policies
- 9. George W. Bush’s Education Legacy 157
- 10. The Politics of Economic Policy in a Polarized Era 176
- 11. Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security 195
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Part Four: Crusade
- 12. Is the Bush Doctrine Dead? 215
- 13. Forging an American Empire 234
- 14. Fighting Two Wars 252
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Part Five: Judging George W. Bush
- 15. Between Journalism and History 273
- Afterword 294
- Index 311
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Contributors xi
- Preface: A Call for Modesty xix
-
Part One: Introduction
- 1. Evaluating Presidents 3
- 2. Bush’s Brain (No, Not Karl Rove) 21
- 3. The Cheneyization of the Bush Administration 41
- 4. President Bush as Chief Executive 58
-
Part Two: Institutions and the Policy Regime
- 5. Reactionary Ideologues and Uneasy Partisans 77
- 6. Diminishing Returns 96
- 7. Not Always According to Plan 115
- 8. A Legal Revolution? 136
-
Part Three: Domestic Policies
- 9. George W. Bush’s Education Legacy 157
- 10. The Politics of Economic Policy in a Polarized Era 176
- 11. Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security 195
-
Part Four: Crusade
- 12. Is the Bush Doctrine Dead? 215
- 13. Forging an American Empire 234
- 14. Fighting Two Wars 252
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Part Five: Judging George W. Bush
- 15. Between Journalism and History 273
- Afterword 294
- Index 311