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October 31, 2013

Quick, Off the Mark

October 31, 2013/ Greg Waldmann

Campaign books have short shelf-lives - and they deserve them, since most of them have about as much introspection as yesterday's racing form. Greg Waldmann reads a recent book on the pivotal 2012 U.S. presidential election.

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October 31, 2013/ Greg Waldmann/
Monthly Cover, Politics & History
Book Review, donald trump, greg waldmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, November 2013, Rick Santorum
October 31, 2012

The Evolutionary: Barack Obama’s First Term in the White House

October 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann

Four years ago, Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency on a platform of hope and change. This month, as he fights for re-election, Greg Waldmann takes a detailed look at the incumbent's first term.

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October 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann/
Politics & History
greg waldmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, November 2012, ronald reagan
August 31, 2012

A Hostage Worth Ransoming

August 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann

Who's at fault for our disastrous politics -- both parties? Not a chance, say Washington insiders Ornstein and Mann. Our resident politico fisks their analysis.

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August 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann/
Politics & History
Book Review, david frum, greg waldmann, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, September 2012
July 31, 2012

We Could Have Beaten Kennedy...

July 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann

Lyndon Johnson rained destruction on Vietnam and championed civil rights, amassed a secret fortune and fought for the needy. His paradoxical life continues in the fourth volume of Robert Caro's epic biography.

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July 31, 2012/ Greg Waldmann/
Politics & History
August 2012, Bill Clinton, Book Review, greg waldmann, john f kennedy, Newt Gingrich, richard nixon, Vietnam
February 01, 2012

Romney After Florida

February 01, 2012/ Greg Waldmann

After a brutal six months, Mitt Romney has won Florida and almost certainly the GOP nomination. Democrats and Republicans are rightly focused on his record, but they're each doing it for the wrong reasons.

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February 01, 2012/ Greg Waldmann/
Politics & History
colin powell, condoleezza rice, February 2012, greg waldmann, John Roberts, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum
August 31, 2011

Splendide Mendax

August 31, 2011/ Greg Waldmann

The ethics of Wikileaks (and the antics of its mastermind, Julian Assange) continue to be the focus of controversy - and new books. Greg Waldmann takes a comprehensive look at the entire phenomenon.

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August 31, 2011/ Greg Waldmann/
Politics & History
New York Times, Newt Gingrich, September 2011
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