Presidency

One Term President? New York Review Blog By Garry Wills

The New York Review of Books | Garry Wills | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Garry Wills The New York Review of Books Blog I am told by people I respect that Barack Obama cannot pull out of both Iraq and Afghanistan without be...

Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress

The New York Review of Books | Posted 11.04.2009 | Books


The New York Review of Books Huffington Post: At the anniversary of the election of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and wh...

Thank You for (Not) Running for President

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


Michael Sigman

In the U.S. any child can grow up to become president. But with our new 24/7 cable/Internet news culture, it's more fun to explain why you're not running for President.

Is Obama Keeping His Promises?

Newsweek | Anna Quindlen | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics


History will judge Barack Obama over the long haul. But we've learned something in the short term that is simple, obvious, and has less to do with him...

Hillary Is Still the Best President That Wasn't

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Millions still have a deep respect, admiration, and appreciation for her tireless work as a women's rights advocate, her fight for health care reform, civil rights, and international diplomacy.

A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

He Should Have Turned It Down

Jesse Berney | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


Jesse Berney

Barack Obama's presidency is 17 days younger than my daughter, and she just figured out how to put Cheerios into her mouth. The Norwegian Nobel Committee made a grave mistake.

Why It's Good for Obama the Olympic Committee Didn't Pick Chicago

Roger Wolfson | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Roger Wolfson

It benefits a President to realize he can lose. It benefits a President to realize the stakes are real and failure - real, abject failure - is an option decidedly in play.

The Normalizing of the Presidency

David D. Burstein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


David D. Burstein

Barack Obama might be one of the most normal presidents we have had in years. His connectedness to the real world is one of the things that made him appealing as a candidate.

"School Children Singing the Praises of President Obama" (Apparently as a Public School Class Project):

Eugene Volokh | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Eugene Volokh

Public school classrooms shouldn't be used to sing the praises of any sitting (or recent) political figure, whether Bush or Obama or anyone else.

Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Todd Moss | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


Todd Moss

In Mauritania the vote was so obviously suspicious that the electoral chief resigned and the opposition rejected the results.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Falling Like Dominos

MSNBC | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


With the disappearance of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, it prompted us to take a look at the other potential Republican 2012 candidates. Just how ...

A Successful Presidency

Mike Lux | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

Will Barack Obama be a successful president? I believe he will, but he is going to run into big trouble spots down the road. Obama will have to do three things to be successful.

Colin Powell Should Say Good Riddance to the GOP

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Powell's well-timed and publicized knock of Cheney, Limbaugh, and hard core party regulars simply further enshrines him as the GOP's odd man out.

100 Day Silliness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama is well aware that the 100 days burden weighs heavier on him than any other president in modern times. He's young, liberal, untested, and black.

Eerie Similarities Between President Obama and Bush's First 100 Days

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama's first days will be compared to FDR's first 100 days. And to a lesser extent JFK's first 100 days. But the better comparison is with his predecessor George W. Bush.

US Dollar Devaluation as Predicted

Diane Francis | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business


Diane Francis

The Chinese are starting to switch from investing in U.S. T-bills to buying hard assets for stockpiling or acquiring corporations at bargain-basement ...

Obama Unlikely to Overcome Divide

Richard Skinner | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Richard Skinner

If Obama plans to use "bipartisanship" as a weapon against Republicans to paint them as divisive and out of step, he may find it a useful technique.

Obama the One Term President?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Economic failure alone may not spell a one term presidency for Obama. But economic success, even the perception of success, will help insure that Obama won't be another Jimmy Carter.

Obama or FDR: Whose Strategy Will Work Better?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Hoyt Hilsman

One significant difference between the Roosevelt transition and that of Barack Obama is the swiftness with which the Obama transition team has moved to address the nation's economic crisis.

Obama Does and Doesn't Fulfill King's Dream

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A percentage of whites who said they'd vote for Obama also said that blacks were more crime prone than whites. Yet Obama was seen as a racial exception, the penchant for making these distinctions between blacks.

Debunking the Myth that Latinos Elected Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Latinos certainly deserve their fair share of Obama appointments and cabinet posts, but that's far different than turning the quest for Obama appointments into a numbers game, a quota game.

Obama's Rick Warren Pick Makes Perfectly Good Sense

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The 60 to 80 million Christian evangelicals are still too big, too important, and too politically strategic to ignore. Obama knows that and that's a big reason why Warren will pray at his inauguration.

Bush's Two Chilliest Words Yet: "So What?"

Erica Heller | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Erica Heller

He is the very epitome of a So What President. So what if the Katrina victims rot? So what if the world hates us? So what if our actions resonate everywhere with dire, catastrophic consequences?

The (Liberal) Faith of George W. Bush

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


Paul Raushenbush

George Bush revealed that his approach to the bible, evolution and to other religions has more in common with liberal protestants than with his fundamentalist political amen corner.