Bush (George H.W.) Archives

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Do Not Presume a Fair Election

“Obamagate” reveals the skulduggery still to come.

May 15, 2020 • by John Stoehr

The president and his confederates in the United States Congress have spent the last several days manufacturing a controversy for the press corps to report and debate. Donald Trump has dubbed it “Obamagate.” It seems to have something to do with the previous administration’s lawful handling of the case of former ...

The “Moderate” Contribution to Campaign Extremism

Going back in conservative history

November 2, 2015 • by Lawrence Glickman

Not content to run John Boehner out of office, the most extreme members of the Republican caucus tried to scuttle plans to elect Randian conservative Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House because they found Ryan too “left wing” for their tastes. "Do you know how crazy this election is?” ...

It’s Inequality, Stupid! Hillary Clinton at the New School on the Economy

July 14, 2015 • by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb

Attending Hillary Clinton’s speech here at The New School on Monday, I was impressed, though not inspired. In person, she seemed to me to be as wooden as she appears on television. Yet especially now, a tough day later with bad news from Greece and good news from Iran, I think ...