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Clinton was hammered on other aspects of Libya, but it was the incoherence of the policy that hurt her the most. Every time she praised her foreign policy experience, Libya came up.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
This is a misogyny emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election
Carole Cadwalladrtheguardian.comBefore 2015 ends, the United Kingdom joins in the effort to try to crush Trump. A half-million people sign a petition to ban him from Britain. British prime minister David Cameron weighs in, calling the GOP candidate “stupid” and “wrong.” Most people don’t know it, and the news media doesn’t report it, but there’s a Clinton connection here, too. Ca
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
A typical offering on Correct The Record’s website included features such as “David Brock Calls on GOP to Disavow Trump,” “Trump Rally, Again, Glorifies Violence,” “Trump/Fox News Lies About Clinton Foundation Investigation,” “Donald Trump’s History of Discrimination, Racist Comments, and Support,” and “Hillary Clinton’s Accomplishments as Secretar
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Executive Presence
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As the tug-of-war with Heather King over the inspection report dragged on, news surfaced that Holmes would be hosting a fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign at Theranos’s headquarters in Palo Alto. She had long cultivated a relationship with the Clintons, appearing at several Clinton Foundation events and forging a friendship wit
... See moreJohn Carreyrou • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
In an America that has been focused for most of the two centuries of its existence on executive, or presidential, power, legislative power, very different, is very little understood. But the life of Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely effective prism through which to examine that kind of power. When he arrived in the Senate, that institution had for decad
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
