Tag Archives: George W. Bush

Trump and Friends

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Donald Trump's recent foreign policy speech reflects our love/hate relationship with our allies. Credit: businessinsider.com

Don­ald Trump’s recent for­eign pol­i­cy speech reflects our love/hate rela­tion­ship with our allies. Cred­it: businessinsider.com

“Who the f*** does he think he is?Who’s the f***ing super­pow­er here?”  — Pres­i­dent Bill Clin­ton after meet­ing with Israeli PM Netanyahu in 1996

Don­ald Trump, the GOP’s pre­sump­tive stan­dard-bear­er, shares for­mer Pres­i­dent Clinton’s frus­tra­tion with America’s allies.  And like Clin­ton, Pres­i­dent Oba­ma and oth­ers who have occu­pied the Oval Office, Trump isn’t sure what to do about it. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Tevi Troy on What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched and Obama Tweeted

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Tevi Troy's new book explores how presidents interact with popular culture ... like this awkward moment when the President met The King. [Credit: The Guardian]

Tevi Troy’s new book explores how pres­i­dents inter­act with pop­u­lar cul­ture … like this mem­o­rable moment when the Pres­i­dent met The King. [Cred­it: The Guardian]

Tevi Troy’s new book is more than just an enter­tain­ing chron­i­cle of what Pres­i­dents have read, watched and lis­tened to. It offers insights into their habits of mind and how these habits have shaped – and been shaped by – pop­u­lar cul­ture. Con­tin­ue read­ing →