Europe's Continent Envy
Alex Massie is a former Washington correspondent for The Scotsman and The Daily Telegraph. He currently writes for The Spectator and blogs at www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie.
As Obama jets off to Asia, Europeans are still licking their wounds over his decision to blow off the Berlin Wall anniversary. Alex Massie on the Atlantic crowd's case of continent envy.
Why the Democrats Should Lose
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Tuesday's elections are a referendum on Obama's first year, right? But The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart argues if the Democrats don't take a hit, the White House isn't doing its job.
It's an oft-cited tradition that presidents and vice presidents lay off their successors once they've left office. But Dick Cheney is merely the latest in a parade of former White House occupants who have played armchair quarterback on a national scale.
Great Presidential Escapes
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Like many before them, the First Family flees Washington today for a little R&R. From Gerald Ford in Vail to Richard Nixon at Disneyland, VIEW OUR GALLERY of past presidential vacations.
Divider in Chief
Lee Siegel has written about culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
After getting elected on the promise of uniting red and blue America, Barack Obama has polarized the country faster than the last guys-but that's not his fault, says Lee Siegel.
Now Pitching, Number 44...
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President Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Stars Game Tuesday and just barely reached his goal of getting it over the plate thanks to a helping hand from Albert Pujols, who moved up to catch the ball when it fell slightly short. How did he do compared to the heat of George W. Bush and Hoover-or the jelly arm of Jimmy Carter?
President Obama threw out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis on July 14, 2009. He just barely reached his goal of getti...
The President Who Treated Me Like a Son
On George H.W. Bush's 85th birthday, his former aide, Tim McBride, remembers the man he loved like a father and to whom, on Inauguration Day 1989, he lent his overcoat.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Rachel Kramer Bussel is the editor of Peep Show: Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists, Bottoms Up and over 25 other erotica anthologies, and hosts and curates In The Flesh Reading Series.
Lynn Sherr is a former ABC News correspondent, author of Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words and Tall Blondes, a book about giraffes. She is also co-editor of Peter Jennings: A Reporter's Life. Her most recent book, a memoir—Outside the Box: My Unscripted Life of Love, Loss and Television News—is out in paperback.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Tunku Varadarajan is a national affairs correspondent and writer at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and a professor at NYU’s Stern Business School. (Follow him on Twitter here.)
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