Sidney Milkis and Rachel Augustine Potter write that the presidency itself has become a polarizing institution

Issues raised throughout the history of the Office of Management are back with new urgency, warns Andrew Rudalevige

Rachel Augustine Potter examines the tension between bureaucratic responsiveness and neutral competence

Miller Center experts discuss how and why presidents increasingly claim a political mandate to aggressively manage the executive branch—and the implications for responsible and effective governance

Robert Strong examines the implications of George H. W. Bush's military intervention in Somalia to avert a famine, a decision that broke with the post-Vietnam consensus that U.S. combat operations overseas should be congressionally approved, publicly supported, and accompanied by a realistic exit strategy