Here are some of my tweets from last night with additional context. My twitter followers seemed to be split 50-50 on this take: Obama could not get away w/his 2004 national unity speech today. After night 1 of #DNC2020, it...
Kennedy
The Umbrella Man
It is time for this Umbrella Man video to make another appearance: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yznRGS9f-jI&w=560&h=315] ...
The Umbrella Man and the Limits of Historical Knowledge
This video explains it all. It is a good reminder for historians.
Brooks on Obama: Idealism vs. Prudence
In today’s column David Brooks reflects on the complicated and complex nature of the Obama presidency. Obama, he argues, has drawn from the idealism of John F. Kennedy and the prudence of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Brooks writes: On Jan. 20, […]