There is a line between scurrilous nonsense and serious discussion that laps over, especially in this day and age when you've got all this electronic media and these blogs and this kind of fanatical impulse to bring down the opposing candidate. Robert Dallek ageblogbring share on social
Obama is cutting back on the idea that we're going to have Jeffersonian democracy in Pakistan or anywhere else. Robert Dallek backcutdemocracy Change image and share on social
In counterfactual history, nothing is certain. Robert Dallek counterfactualhistory Change image and share on social
Some Kennedy aides have always insisted that Johnson misread J.F.K.'s plans for Vietnam. They say that Kennedy had begun to rethink the U.S. presence in Indochina and was reluctant to increase it. Robert Dallek aidebeginincrease Change image and share on social
Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure. Robert Dallek failurejohnsonlyndon Change image and share on social
What I find so interesting is, Herbert Hoover in August 1928 said no country in the world was closer to abolishing poverty than the United States. And then, of course, we had the Great Depression. Robert Dallek abolishaugustclose Change image and share on social
Coming out of WWII, there was the assumption, the hope, the vision of a world at peace, of a kind of Wilsonian universalism, that we and the Soviets would get along, we'd have a kind of lovefest for as far into the future as anyone could see. Robert Dallek assumptioncomefuture share on social
As for Vietnam, what matters is that Kennedy successfully resisted pressure to send anything more than military advisers, a stance that was a likely prelude to complete withdrawal from the conflict. There is solid evidence of his eagerness to end America's military role in that country's civil war. Robert Dallek adviseramericacivil share on social
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place. Robert Dallek actagendumbase share on social
Compared with other recent presidents whose stumbles and failures have assaulted the national self-esteem, memories of Kennedy continue to give the country faith that its better days are ahead. That's been reason enough to discount his limitations and remain enamored of his presidential performance. Robert Dallek aheadassaultcompare share on social