PBS: Bill Moyers Journal, September 26, 2008

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ANDREW J. BACEVICH

Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life.



THE LIMITS OF POWER

Read an excerpt from Bacevich's new book THE LIMITS OF POWER: THE END OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.

ANDREW J. BACEVICH ON HISTORY, POLITICS AND REINHOLD NIEBHUR

Read a speech on the "Illusions of Managing History: The Enduring Relevance of Reinhold Niebuhr."

THE UNITED STATES AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Get a primer on the United States involvement with the Middle East.

MOYERS ON 2008

Add your voice or our election year map. Plus, get perspective on pressing election-year issues from JOURNAL guests.

DEBATE WATCHING TIPS

Campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson offers her tips for watching the debates.