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“A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.” —Wall Street Journal Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition...

*A New York Times Bestseller* An important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our survival as a society—from the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, and host of the Doing Justice podcast. Preet Bharara has...

Russia and the West are like neighbors who never seem able to understand each other. A major reason, this book argues, is that Western leaders tend to think that Russia should act as a "rational" Western nation—even though Russian leaders for centuries have thought and acted based on their country's different history and traditions. Russia, through Western eyes, is unpredictable and irrational, when in fact its leaders almost always act in their own predictable and rational ways.

The bestselling author of The Limits of Power critically examines the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American...

The Electoral College that governs America has been with us since 1804, when Thomas Jefferson's supporters redesigned it for his re-election. The Jeffersonians were motivated by the principle of majority rule. Gone were the days when a president would be elected by acclamation, as George Washington had been. Instead, given the emergence of intense two-party competition, the Jeffersonians wanted to make sure that the Electoral College awarded the presidency to the candidate of the majority, rather than minority, party.

In Great Games, Local Rules, Alexander Cooley, one of America's most respected international relations scholars, explores the dynamics of the new competition for control of the region since 9/11. All three great powers have crafted strategies to increase their power in the area, which includes Afghanistan and the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Each nation is pursuing important goals: basing rights for the US, access to natural resources for the Chinese, and increased political influence for the Russians.

Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a surging wave of populism is destabilizing democracies around the world. As John Matsusaka reveals in Let the People Rule, this belief is based in fact. Over the past century, while democratic governments have become more efficient, they have also become more disconnected from the people they purport to represent. The solution Matsusaka advances is familiar but surprisingly underused: direct democracy, in the form of referendums.

Richard Painter and Peter Golenbock present a clear description of rule of law - arguably the single most important principle underlying our civilization. They also describe the abuses of power that have occurred throughout our nation's history. Beginning in Puritan New England with the infamous Salem Witch Trials, American Nero makes vivid stops at The Red Scare of the 1920s, Japanese-American internment, the McCarthy Era, and, much more recently, President Trump's attempt to violate the First Amendment by banning Muslims from entering the US.

The New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Den of Thieves and Unscripted. "Important and stunning. This is must-read material if you want to understand what the Trump administration is still up to right now." --Lawrence O'Donnell There are questions that the Mueller report...

The unvarnished and unbiased inside story of President Donald Trump and his White House by New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler Based on exclusive interviews with the president and his staff, The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game tells the real story of what...

Read offers the first book focused on Lincoln's understanding of majority rule. He also highlights the similarities and differences between the threats to American democracy in Lincoln's time and in our own.

The concluding volume of The New York Times bestselling trilogy One of today?s most outspoken and respected political commentators asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution? Stepping back to assess three decades...

"The Rules of Olympic Attraction" is from the August 14, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by John Branch and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Food Theft in Italy May Not Be a Crime, Court Rules" is from the May 03, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Gaia Pianigiani and Sewell Chan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Can Proceed, Judge Rules" is from the May 24, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Graham Bowley and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"'Brexit' Will Require a Vote in Parliament, U.K. Court Rules" is from the October 03, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle and Steven Erlanger and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"How to Beat the New Airfare Rules" is from the June 08, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephanie Rosenbloom and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Many Small Businesses Worry about Adjusting for Overtime Rules" is from the May 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Sarah Max and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"In Brazil, Where Men's Soccer Once Was King, the Women's Game Rules" is from the August 10, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Powell and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Google Fined for Breaking Russian Antitrust Rules with Android" is from the August 11, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Scott and narrated by Kristi Burns.