Clinton (William Jefferson) Archives

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Mr. Clinton’s Lament

January 11, 2016 • by Laura Nelson

In 2014, when the editorial staff of The New Republic resigned en masse to protest its looming corporatization by a publisher aiming to convert it to “a vertically integrated digital media company,” I was a bit smug in my surprise. Ironic, I thought: the magazine, which lurched from “popular front” ...

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The Obama “Legacy” and Trump, Sanders and Clinton

September 6, 2015 • by Eli Zaretsky

There is no Obama Legacy. There are achievements to be sure, but a legacy means a way of thinking about the world, and about America, associated with a particular Presidency, and aside from the very important fact that we elected our first Black President there is no legacy. Obama’s ideas: ...

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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 ...

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Is marriage equality a conservative victory?

Obergefell and the Enduring Legacy of Family Values

July 14, 2015 • by H. Howell Williams

Like many gay people, I found out about the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right through text messages from friends and family members. People from all across the country wrote or called to congratulate my husband and me, expressing optimism for what the court’s ...

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Why Obama is Responsible for the Debacle of his Presidency

November 3, 2014 • by Eli Zaretsky

Recognizing that there is a deep personal or individual aspect to Obama’s failure to seize the opportunity offered him in 2008 is a prerequisite for moving on. Without that recognition, we will remain trapped in the faux-progressive sludge of the Obama era, which tells us how hard it is to ...