One of the recurring debates about the Obama presidency has been which past president he is most like. Possible analogies have ranged from Lincoln, FDR, and JFK (all of which the White House has encouraged), to LBJ, Nixon, and Carter … read more
In the same vein as my previous post comparing President Obama and LBJ, Peter Baker of the New York Times has an excellent article in Sunday’s paper exploring the same analogy. Especially noteworthy are Baker’s quotes from renowned historians David … read more
Almost ten months after President Obama’s election, his administration’s favored historical analogies are pretty clear. The Obama team really likes to draw implicit and explicit comparisons between Obama and past presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, with an occasional … read more
In a day when stands on principle are both too rare and sorely needed, Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona is being subjected to a White House intimidation campaign for doing just that. Senator Kyl has called for a halt to … read more
The news here in London this week is consumed with the recent spike in British army casualties in Afghanistan, including eight deaths over the weekend and a total of 15 in the last two weeks. For a war-weary British public, … read more
