In Reagan’s shadow
The age of Obama is a long way off
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Divided we stand
If the Republican party does not change it risks extinction -
What to expect from New Hampshire
It’s easy to forget that the 20 televised debates that have aired since May last year—with more on the way—have been anything more than a bad reality TV show. This weekend’s debates in Concord and Manchester, New Hampshire saw Republican candidates trade insults worthy of sleep-deprived Big Brother contestants, as... -
Reading the tea leaves
The Tea party has focused public anger at Obama's reforms and forced the political establishment to take note in the run-up to the midterm elections. But is it any more than a knee-jerk response to a Democrat president? -
Where did it all go wrong for Obama?
At the end of his first hundred days in office Obama was riding high. Not only had he seemed to sidestep many of the banana skins that plagued the early days of Bill Clinton, but he had done so while maintaining an approval rating that was lower only than that... -
Washington watch: Hillary’s comeback?
Could a bad result in the midterms see Hillary mount a challenge to Obama in 2012? -
“Bigot-gate”—and six other top microphone gaffes
Today Gordon Brown joined an illustrious tradition, unknown before the era of broadcasting, in which public figures give voice to unacceptable sentiments in front of microphones they don’t know are live. Since Ronald Reagan jokingly promised to “start bombing in five minutes” before a radio interview, the canon has only... -
How we beat the commies
Norman Stone’s marvellously venomous, myopic history of the cold war awards some surprising medals, but never fails to entertain -
Power’s world: how the world was almost nuke-free
A 50 per cent reduction in the nuclear weapons arsenal of Russia and the US was proposed by President Barack Obama this past weekend. President Dmitry Medvedev seems to be receptive. What neither have mentioned, however, is that we have been here before: with presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.... -
The meaning of Obama
The messianic cult around Obama was always at odds with his modest policy proposals. But events can force politicians to be bold. The new president has a chance to redefine American liberalism
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