Introduction / George C. Edwards III & Desmond S. King
The scope of inherent powers / Louis Fisher
Torture of detainees and presidential prerogative power / Richard M. Pious
Bending so as not to break : what the Bush presidency reveals about the politics of unilateral action / William G. Howell & Douglas L. Kriner
"The decider's" path to war in Iraq and the importance of personality / Thomas S. Langston
From success to failure? : Iraq and the organization of George W. Bush's decision making / John P. Burke
Intelligence and decision making before the war with Iraq / James P. Pfiffner
The public, the president, and the war in Iraq / Gary C. Jacobson
The promotional presidency and the new institutional toryism : public mobilization, legislative dominance, and squandered opportunities / Lawrence R. Jacobs
Going public, going to Baghdad : presidential agenda-setting and the electoral connection in Congress / Scott B. Blinder
Managing the news : the Bush communications operation / Martha Joynt Kumar
The US Congress and chief executive George W. Bush / Charles O. Jones
Policy histories and partisan leadership in presidential studies : the case of social security / Fiona Ross.
The polarized presidency of George W. Bush. ISBN 9780199217977. Published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.