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02972aam a2200337 i 4500 001 0530085ED2B111ED872B743748ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230404012110 008 211213s2022 caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021060596 020 $a 0520379993 020 $a 9780520379992 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK524 $b .M85 2022 082 00 $a 324.973 $2 23/eng/20220308 100 1 $a Mukunda, Gautam, $e author. 245 10 $a Picking presidents : $b how to make the most consequential decision in the world / $c Gautam Mukunda. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xiv, 274 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The fateful choice -- Harry Truman and the system at its best -- James Buchanan and the collapse of the system -- Unhappy in their own way : failed unfiltered presidents -- Five stars and a bull moose : the triumph of unfiltered presidents -- Assessing filtered and unfiltered candidates -- Conclusion : where do we go from here? -- Statistical analysis, case selection, and theoretical concerns. 520 $a "This book synthesizes a new way of understanding leader selection with research from political science, management, psychology, and other fields, to provide an objective, non-partisan way to evaluate Presidential candidates that anyone can use and that requires only information about candidates that would be widely available before the election. It's a system that American citizens can use to answer the most important question they are ever asked: Should this person be President? We begin by identifying what sort of presidential candidates are likely to become Presidents who will make a real difference. Surprisingly, not all Presidents do. Some, despite the awesome power placed in their hands, are surprisingly inconsequential. Then, we'll examine some of the best and worst of the 44 members of history's most exclusive club, which will help us understand what traits are likely to produce failed and successful presidencies, and how to detect them. Next, we'll use this lens to examine Donald Trump, the modern president who has perhaps inflamed the most intense passions on either end of the political spectrum, and Joe Biden, the President as this book goes to print. Finally, I will suggest some plausible reforms to the way we nominate candidates and changes to the powers of the Presidency that might help us improve the quality and performance of future presidents"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election. 650 7 $a Presidents $x Election. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075747. 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517012343.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230404020041.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0530085ED2B111ED872B743748ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search