difd mccullough will give us perspective on the present through the lens of the past. why in the world is not a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i ll explain. next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. finally, why president bush might have offended some italians on inauguration day. first, here s my take. we hear a lot about leadership these days, mostly in the sense of the failure of leadership, the absence of leadership. certainly that s the view of many people who oppose president obama. but there are also many democrats who believe that president obama has been a disappointment, a bad manager, an ineffectual leader. the conventional wisdom is that obama just doesn t have what it takes to be the kind of leader we need, the kind we have had in the past, someone, for example, like bill clinton,
both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. finally, why president bush might have offended some italians onnationrati inaugurat. first here s my take. many talk about the absence of leadership, especially those who oppose president obama. many democrats believe that president obama head doneas bee leader. the conventional wisdom is that he doesn t have the leadership he needs to be the leader that we need, the leader that we have had in the past. such as bill clinton, a gifted leader, a legendary player. now, i have a huge admiration for clinton. i think he was a very good president, and he s almost prenaturally a politician. let s recall what his first few years looked like. he began his presidency with the fiasco of gays in the military and moved to two failed nominees for attorney general. remember zoe baird? then went on to try and failed spectacularly to pa
seems like a success story. next up, hanging together. we ll take you deep inside the relationship of this odd couple. why castro and chavez will likely be friends till the end. finally, an opportunity to hear from one of the greatest historians writing today. david mccullough gives us perspective on the nation s current political problems, president obama, and the american mood. first, here is my take. watching the extraordinary polarization in washington today, many people have pointed the finger at the tea party. it s ideologically extreme, refuses to compromise and cares more about purity than problem solving. i happen to agree with much of that critique, but it doesn t really answer the question why has the tea party become so prominent? why is it able to dominate washington? we ve had plenty of ideologically charged movements come to washington before. think about barry goldwater or george mcgovern. but once in washington the system encouraged compromise and gover
next up, hanging together. we ll take you deep inside the relationship of this odd couple. why castro and chavez will likely be friends till the end. finally, an opportunity to hear from one of the greatest historians writing today, david mccollough gives us perspective on the nation s current political problems, president obama and the american mood. first, here is my take. watching the extraordinary polarization in washington today, many people have pointed the finger at the tea party. it s ideologically extreme, refuses to compromise and cares more about purity than problem solving. i happen to agree with much of that critique, but it doesn t really answer the question why has the tea party become so prominent? why is it able to dominate washington? we ve had plenty of movements come to washington before, think of barry goldwater or george mcgovern. but once in washington the system encouraged compromise and governance. but over the last few decades, what has changed a