{"product_id":"impeaching-the-president-past-present-and-future-9780872867628","title":"Impeaching the President: Past, Present, and Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eImpeaching the President\u003c\/em\u003e is lucid, balanced, and deeply informed. Anyone in search of a reasoned guide to the unreason of our current situation should read it.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Kolbert, \u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sixth Extinction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ousting a president is a complicated and uncertain endeavor, according to this perceptive study of impeachments. . . .  This book] shrewdly assesses the impeachability of President Trump based on his alleged offenses . ... Hirsch's lucid prose and careful analysis make the book a fine corrective to cavalier popular rhetoric surrounding discussions of impeachment.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Publishers Weekly \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece for the masses.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eRalph Nader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Amid the partisan passion, an illuminating primer of analysis and context lowers the temperature on this hot-button issue. . . . A cogent analysis that builds a common-sense case for proceeding with caution and against using impeachment as a partisan weapon.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" The reader gets a hearty mix of American history, political intrigue, and constitutional law, all adhered with Hirsch's amazing writing. He captures the political chaos surrounding each prior case, yanking the reader out of our present exceptionalism to see the evolution of impeachment with the proper context and clarity. Can't recommend it enough.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eTravis Cohen, Brookline Booksmith, MA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an era when the notion of impeachment is tossed around as the ultimate political indictment, Alan Hirsch guides us with a steady hand through our own history to consider the three presidents who faced that ultimate punishment. This is a sober, precise, and carefully argued analysis that should be read by every member of Congress--and every president.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eDavid K. Shipler, \u003c\/strong\u003e former reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and Pulitzer Prize recipient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alan Hirsch brings clarity, wisdom, and wit to a contentious and critical subject. \u003cem\u003eImpeaching the President\u003c\/em\u003e is must reading for all concerned citizens.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Shapiro, \u003c\/strong\u003e former FBI General Counsel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Incredibly readable, well-researched, analytically sound and important.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAlan B. Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, Associate Dean for Public Interest \u0026amp; Public Service at the George Washington Law School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald J. Trump is only the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstitutional scholar Alan Hirsch offers clear and to-the-point guidance for all matters relating to removing a sitting president, including: the Founders' vision for checking presidential power; the impeachment stories of presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton; wrongdoing in the Trump administration; and the availability of the 25th Amendment and presidential self-pardon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with historical engravings, photographs, and other impeachment documentation, this concise, timely, and accessible analysis offers an invaluable perspective on how the Constitution provides stability during times of political upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872867628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645486919836,"sku":"9780872867628","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0b432cbe-c8e4-4b53-b398-c8a1dbfc42fc.jpg?v=1603861232","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/impeaching-the-president-past-present-and-future-9780872867628","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}