Amid the tumult and the bluster and the noise, what exactly makes our singular president tick? After revisiting in minute detail the…
The Smile of Secret Power
[This essay was adapted from an address first delivered in February at the Tenth Asia Security Conference at the Institute for Security…
The only thing that worries me about you is your optimism. — Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar to President Bush,…
When my assistant greeted me, a number of weeks ago, with the news that I had been invited to deliver the commencement…
“Today, if we went into Iraq, like the president would like us to do, you know where you begin. You never know…
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To the Editors: Mark Danner’s excellent article on the Bush administration’s path to war in Iraq [The Secret Way to War, NYR,…
When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked for a title. I dillied and dallied, begged for more time,…
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