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The Pragmatic Presidency

Nicholas R. Goebel, The Pragmatic Center

March 27th, 2010

The American Presidency is a unique political institution that does not easily abide to scientific inquiry. Political scientists, presidential historians, scholars, and presidents have analyzed the institution in hopes of finding the key to a successful presidency. Some have created rating systems which try to reveal the common characteristics of successful presidents and the common qualities of those that failed. Others have produced works that could be described as how to succeed pieces. All of these studies have produced a wide variety of conclusions.

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Another victim of partisanship – Presidential leadership

Nicholas R. Goebel, The Pragmatic Center

March 15th, 2012

The influential political blogger and columnist Ezra Klein has attracted a lot of attention with his most recent article in The New Yorker. In it Klein analyzes the power of the Presidency’s bully pulpit. Contrary to conventional wisdom by presidential scholars and political operatives, Klein argues that the bully pulpit is no longer a powerful presidential tool. Instead he contends that presidential speeches actually have an adverse effect.

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What is the key to presidential success?

Nicholas R. Goebel, The Pragmatic Center

January 19th, 2012

The American presidency is a peculiar political institution. Unlike its counterparts throughout the world the American president is both head of state and head of his party. Unlike other political executives it is an institution in of itself, a separate branch of government. There are no comparable political offices throughout the world. This only heightens the mystery and mystic of the office. Throughout its history scholars have tried to erode that mystery by studying every aspect of the institution. Almost every possible characteristic, quality, and feature of the presidency and of its occupants have been studied. However, over the course of its 223 year history many fundamental questions of the presidency still remain. This includes th

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