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Garry Wills talks about the history of the extra-Constitutional President

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Topics: Great Speeches and Interviews, Garry Wills, Commonwealth Club of California, Scott Horton, Juan Cole, Engaging the Muslim World, The Modern Presidency and the National Security State, Gaza war crimes, Israel, Egypt

He's an historian and author of "The Modern Presidency and the National Security State." Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Wills argues that the atomic bomb paved the way for presidential authority that has "enfeebled" Congress and the courts, and that reached its apex with George W. Bush.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on February 11, 2010. It's about an hour and 5 minutes.

Scott Horton Interviews Juan Cole on January 10, 2010

Juan Cole wrote the book "Engaging the Muslim World", and he talks about Gaza's transformation into a blockaded prison, and Israeli officials involvement in Gaza war crimes who would risk arrest if they travel abroad, and Egypt detention of human rights activists who bringing aid to the occupied territories. It's about 33 minutes.

Music includes Folsom Prison Blues, Agent Orange, Baby, I've Been Thinking.