What is the link between the vigorous exercise of executive power and presidential greatness? What lessons can be learned from the past?

Through shrewd and lucid analysis, Yoo shows how the bold decisions made by Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and FDR changed more than just history; they also transformed the role of the American president.

The link between a vigorous exercise of executive power and presidential greatness is both significant and misunderstood.

President George W. Bush reflects on his years in the White House as his second term draws to a close.

The absence of a clear U.S. strategy to deter a nuclear Iran will give Tehran a free hand in the region to pursue conventional aggression and, what is worse, a nuclear attack.

The making of sound U.S. foreign policy depends on a vigorous, deliberative, and often combative process that involves both the executive and the legislative branches.

France's counterterrorism efforts are the most effective in the world. The United States would do well to adopt some of France's strategies.