Obama

Lessons from the twilight days of the liberal consensus
Godfrey Hodgson | 16 March 2010
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.

Flat tires, diapers and school reform
Kevin Ryan | 10 March 2010
Are federally mandated accountability and school choice going to join other attempts to change US schools in the junkyard of great ideas?

State of the Union
John Robson | 30 January 2010
Barack Obama's State of the Union address would have been mediocre for a campaign speech, it fails as a State of the Union address.

The people call for Brown
Brian Lilley | 19 January 2010
Ted Kennedy's seat goes Republican as Scott Brown defeats Martha Coakley in Massachusetts Senate race.

2009: The Year of Obama
George Friedman | 15 December 2009
Like Ronald Reagan, President Obama is persuasive, polarizing and enigmatic. But his charm may not be enough to power his foreign policy.

Yes, Virginia, it’s a Christmas tree
Christina Nicholas | 14 December 2009
If officially Communist Beijing celebrates Christmas with gusto, why do Westerners fret about offending non-Christians with trees, carols and decorations?

An imperial President in a post-American world
Godfrey Hodgson | 08 December 2009
There is an increasing mismatch between the demands on the American presidency and the realities that constrain it.

Obama’s China kowtow
Constance Kong | 18 November 2009
Why didn't the President of the free world raise sensitive human rights issues in Beijing? Because he couldn't afford to.

Buying time
George Friedman | 04 November 2009
Letting events flow until they can no longer be tolerated is the essence of American grand strategy in its foreign policy.

Russia, Iran and the Biden speech
George Friedman and Peter Zeihan | 27 October 2009
The Obama Administration's aggressive diplomacy in Eastern Europe could sink its hopes for a peaceful resolution of its conflict with Iran.

The Afghanistan challenge
George Friedman and Reva Bhalla | 21 October 2009
Expecting infantry to bring victory is a radical departure from US fighting doctrine since World War II.

Western Europe’s dream world
George Friedman | 13 October 2009
Norwegians, like other Europeans west of the Danube and east of the English Channel, like Obama. They are deluded.

The Nobel Hope Prize
Sheila Liaugminas | 12 October 2009
A Nobel Peace Prize was not on the White House Christmas shopping list.

What if he had refused?
Michael Cook | 12 October 2009
We discovered the draft of another speech responding to the surprise announcement in a rubbish bin outside the White House.

Barack Obama’s great test
Godfrey Hodgson | 05 October 2009
The American president’s attitude towards international allies, partners and adversaries reveals the limits of his political leadership

Obama’s foreign policy crisis
George Friedman | 29 September 2009
Between Afghanistan and Iran, it's decision time for the American president.

The president’s health reform and the life issues
Brian Lilley | 26 September 2009
It is possible to have health reform without shuttting down Catholic hospitals. Follow Canada's lead.

Tough love just for Africa?
Chinwuba Iyizoba | 24 September 2009
Despite the rhetoric of Western leaders, it appears the West is happy to keep Africa poor to exploit its natural wealth.

The Democrats after Kennedy
Godfrey Hodgson | 31 August 2009
What Obama must now do is to articulate a clear, distinct course of policy.

Culture wars and the political future of the US
Jennifer A. Marshall | 18 August 2009
The culture wars have not ended with the election of Obama, they will continue to shape American politics.

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