What if how presidents talk about ending wars contributes to the cycle of U.S. military intervention? Stephen J. Heidt answers 6+1 questions about his new book.
What if how presidents talk about ending wars contributes to the cycle of U.S. military intervention? Stephen J. Heidt answers 6+1 questions about his new book.
Yesterday morning I forgot to link the National Security Archive's "Iraq War Ten Years After" page. It highlights some of the greatest hits of the period. I founded the Duck after the start of the...
This week, a number of high-profile journalists and bloggers are engaged in a debate about presidential persuasion. Among other examples, they have been discussing the George W. Bush...
As I always tell my World Politics 101 students, the word is "nuclear," folks. Noo-clee-ahr. No such word as "nuk-ya-lar"! Yet here we go, Sarah Palin on the stage pontificating about nukes (HT to...
As many readers of The Duck may know I am currently on hiatus working full time and writing my dissertation--a handful to say the least.To that end, can anyone recommend any books or articles that do a good job of summarizing the literature on presidential rhetoric and its influence on public opinion? I am looking for literature on this topic generally, on presidential influence on foreign policy as well as presidential approval ratings.Many thanks in advance!