No Island of Sanity
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" One would like to think that the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land, is the one island of sanity still remaining. But if what you folks are about to read is any indication, we've all got a lot to worry about. The question that presents itself is whether the near pathological dizziness and irrationality in our society has so invaded this nation's marrow that, like a wild-infectious virus, even the Supreme Court is not immune." --from NO ISLAND OF SANITY Now, in the powerful premiere of the Library of Contemporary Thought, Vincent Bugliosi takes a timely swipe at the Supreme Court's decision in Paula Jones v. Bill Clinton. Famed as the prosecutor of Charles Manson and author of the classic bestseller HELTER SKELTER, Bugliosi argues that the high court has rarely been proved so wrong, so fast. NO ISLAND OF SANITY is only the beginning of an ongoing dialogue with some of the most original writers working today. Each month, the Library of Contemporary Thought will bring you a different voice on a hot-button topic in American life, politics, and culture. From Mickey Mouse to Tiger Woods, from how we age to how we read, no subject is too controversial or too unlikely for these powerful and provocative books.
Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998. The House Judiciary Committee sent a total of four articles of impeachment for a vote by the House but only two (Perjury to a Grand Jury and Obstruction of Justice) passed. Clinton was acquitted in the Senate on February 12, 1999.
Impeachment Inquiry: William Jefferson Clinton, November 19, 1998
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Impeachment Inquiry: William Jefferson Clinton, December 8-9, 1998
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Starr Report
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The Starr Report Disrobed
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The author of this text reveals how The Starr Report exposed the cultural tendencies, desires, and taboos of Americans while it disrobed the most powerful man in the world. She argues that the report reflects a strategy to use Clinton's body natural to undermine his body politic.
Contempt
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Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history. You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which eventually led to President Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. Bill and Hillary Clinton have told their version of events, as have various journalists and participants. Whenever liberals recall those years, they usually depict independent counsel Ken Starr as an out-of-control, politically driven prosecutor. But as a New York Times columnist asked in 2017, "What if Ken Starr was right?" What if the popular media in the 1990s completely misunderstood Starr's motives, his tactics, and his ultimate goal: to ensure that no one, especially not the president of the United States, is above the law? Starr -- the man at the eye of the hurricane -- has kept his unique perspective to himself for two full decades. In this long-awaited memoir, he finally sheds light on everything he couldn't tell us during the Clinton years, even in his carefully detailed "Starr Report" of September 1998. Contempt puts you, the reader, into the shoes of Starr and his team as they tackle the many scandals of that era, from Whitewater to Vince Foster's death to Travelgate to Monica Lewinsky. Starr explains in vivid detail how all those scandals shared a common thread: the Clintons' contempt for our system of justice. This book proves that Bill and Hillary Clinton weren't victims of a so-called "vast right-wing conspiracy." They played fast and loose with the law and abused their powers and privileges. Today, from #MeToo to Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election, the office of the American presidency is in crisis--and Starr's insights are more relevant now than ever.
The Clinton Scandal and the Future of American Government
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The presidency: the Clinton crisis and its consequences / Robert J. Spitzer -- The Congress: the politics of impeachment / Thomas A. Kazee -- The courts: the perils of Paula / Karen O'Connor and John R. Hermann -- The independent counsel statute / Louis Fisher -- Executive privilege in the Clinton scandal / Mark J. Rozell -- "Below the law"? / David A. Yalof and Joel B. Grossman -- Scandal time: the Clinton impeachment and the distraction of American politics / Paul J. Quirk -- The impeachment and acquittal of William Jefferson Clinton / Michael J. Gerhardt -- Public opinion: the paradoxes of Clinton's popularity / Molly W. Andolina and Clyde Wilcox -- The media: the new media and the lure of the Clinton scandal / John Anthony Maltese -- Presidential personality: the Clinton legacy / Stephen J. Wayne -- Presidential character: multidimensional or seamless / James P Pfiffner.
