Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
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Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power is a nonfiction book by Rachel Maddow that examines how U.S. war-making has increasingly shifted away from public oversight and constitutional constraints.
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| Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Context triple: [Rachel Maddow, notableWork, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power]
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A.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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B.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
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C.
Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power
Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power is a seminal book by Joseph S. Nye Jr. that argues the United States’ global influence increasingly depends on “soft power” as well as traditional military and economic strength.
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D.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
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E.
Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine
Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine is a nonfiction book that investigates how the U.S. military-industrial complex is driven by profit and bureaucracy rather than genuine security needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Target entity description: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power is a nonfiction book by Rachel Maddow that examines how U.S. war-making has increasingly shifted away from public oversight and constitutional constraints.
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A.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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B.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
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C.
Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power
Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power is a seminal book by Joseph S. Nye Jr. that argues the United States’ global influence increasingly depends on “soft power” as well as traditional military and economic strength.
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D.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
-
E.
Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine
Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine is a nonfiction book that investigates how the U.S. military-industrial complex is driven by profit and bureaucracy rather than genuine security needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Rachel Maddow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorProfession |
journalist
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political commentator ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| awarded | 2012 Goodreads Choice Award for History and Biography ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
Congress has ceded significant war powers to the executive branch
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Privatization and outsourcing have obscured the true scale of U.S. military operations ⓘ The American public has become disconnected from the costs and consequences of war ⓘ The United States has drifted into a state of permanent war NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. war-making has increasingly shifted away from public oversight and constitutional constraints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
current affairs
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military history ⓘ political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307460983 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the institutionalization of permanent war in U.S. policy
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critique of the expansion of U.S. executive war powers ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater transparency in U.S. military operations
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reengagement of the American public with decisions about war ⓘ restoration of Congressional authority over war-making ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Publishing Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Rachel Maddow Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
Congressional oversight of war
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Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. war powers ⓘ United States military policy ⓘ Vietnam War legacy in U.S. politics ⓘ War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ civil-military relations in the United States ⓘ constitutional law in the United States ⓘ nuclear weapons policy of the United States ⓘ presidential war powers ⓘ privatization of war ⓘ use of private military contractors ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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