Gene Healy Books

Gene Healy is a distinguished author whose work critically examines the nature of executive power in America. His writing delves deeply into constitutional authority and civil liberties, dissecting the potential dangers inherent in an overreaching presidency. Healy's contributions explore the complex relationship between executive dominance and individual freedoms, urging readers to consider the balance of power within the nation's political framework.

The Cult of the Presidency
264 pages
10 hours of reading
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers -- 2. "Progress" and the Presidency -- 3. The Age of the Heroic Presidency -- 4. Hero Takes a Fall -- 5. Superman Returns -- 6. War President -- 7. Omnipotence and Impotence -- 8. Why the Worst Get on Top ... and Get Worse -- 9. Toward Normalcy -- Afterword: Our Continuing Cult of the Presidency -- Notes -- About the Author -- Cato Institute

The Cult of the Presidency