Godfrey Hodgson

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From the trumpeter, an uncertain sound

25 Nov 2011 |

tags: American politics, international relations

A faded president, discredited rivals, and a dysfunctional political system spell trouble for the United States - at home and in the world.





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The ghost of LBJ hovers over the 2012 election

22 Jun 2011 |

tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, US

Barack Obama’s hopes of a second term are still bright. But twin policy crises and Republican stirrings are clouds on his re-election horizon.





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Libya and the limits of American power

10 Mar 2011 |

tags: Libya, Middle East, US foreign policy

At a time of straitened economic circumstances, what price is the United States willing to pay to ensure liberty abroad?





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Time for a new destiny?

16 Nov 2010 |

tags: international relations, US

The United States is caught in the gap between a potent domestic sense of historical mission and a shifting global political reality.





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America’s mad-hatter politics

21 Oct 2010 |

tags: Barack Obama, Tea Party, US politics

The rise of the populist Tea Party movement is dominating the US mid-term election campaign. Yet its significance escapes the country's political and media class.





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America divided: the politics of inequality

20 Jul 2010 |

tags: economics, unemployment, US

The entrenchment of inequality in the United States damages the economy, degrades politics and corrodes the American dream.





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Goliath and David in Afghanistan

7 Jul 2010 |

tags: Afghanistan

The arrival of General Petraeus to take charge of the war against the Taliban highlights enduring tensions in the US over the role of the military in political life.





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The clash over core American values

27 May 2010 |

tags: American politics, international relations, morality

The great contest of the United States in 2010 is about the moral nature of American society.






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Lessons from the twilight days of the liberal consensus

16 Mar 2010 |

tags: Barack Obama, conservatism, liberalism, US Presidency

An inspiring candidate has become a failing president. But a comparison with Lyndon B Johnson shows that the reasons for this outcome are more than personal.






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Ruin and reform

17 Feb 2010 |

tags: Supreme Court, US politics

The Supreme Court has just made even harder the effort to limit the degradation of American politics by money.





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