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Writings by Topic: Barack Obama
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Resign, Dianne, Resign Arguable May 9, 2023
What gaffe? Of course Putin should not be in power. The Boston Globe March 30, 2022
As Washington debates the debt limit, the hypocrisy is at flood tide The Boston Globe September 26, 2021
The eviction moratorium and the rule of lawlessness The Boston Globe August 8, 2021
Lincoln was the best. Buchanan was the worst. What about the others? The Boston Globe July 4, 2021
Don't get hooked on executive orders The Boston Globe February 17, 2021
Billionaires and multimillionaires don't need a government pension The Boston Globe January 27, 2021
From the White House, one last push to impede immigrants The Boston Globe December 2, 2020
The Iran nuclear deal is dead. Let it stay that way The Boston Globe November 25, 2020
'Moderate' Joe Biden has moved way to the left The Boston Globe March 11, 2020
'Never Again,' again and again The Boston Globe January 27, 2020
The war to liberate Iraq was just, even if it's no longer popular to say so The Boston Globe January 19, 2020
Where's the clamor over our disastrous national debt? The Boston Globe September 22, 2019
Why Hong Kong's protesters fly the Stars and Stripes The Boston Globe September 12, 2019
We've had enough arrogant presidents. We need a humble one The Boston Globe September 4, 2019
Democrats are having a socialist moment, but it won't last The Boston Globe June 30, 2019
Would-be presidents can't wait to rule by fiat The Boston Globe June 23, 2019
Temptation, the Talmud, and the Pope Arguable June 17, 2019
Hong Kong is being strangled, and the free world just watches The Boston Globe June 16, 2019
Net neutrality is gone, but the Internet is fine The Boston Globe December 30, 2018
The world needs a policeman, and there is no alternative to America The Boston Globe May 16, 2018
If Trump wants to be the Deregulator-in-Chief, his work is just beginning The Boston Globe April 24, 2018
The 'scandal-free' Obama administration? An urban legend The Boston Globe March 7, 2018
Scrap the Obamacare mandate The Boston Globe November 26, 2017
A chance for Congress to get its mojo back The Boston Globe September 10, 2017
How do we encourage terrorism? Let us count the ways The Boston Globe June 1, 2017
A back-of-the-bus human rights policy The Boston Globe May 10, 2017
Obama's third term The Boston Globe April 30, 2017
When presidents break big promises The Boston Globe March 29, 2017
Barack Obama's legacy of failure The Boston Globe January 8, 2017
Memo to the next ex-president: Be a Bush, not a Carter The Boston Globe November 30, 2016
Obama has shed his vanity. Just ask him The Boston Globe September 27, 2016
A terrible weapon that achieved much good The Boston Globe May 15, 2016
Killing us softly with overregulation The Boston Globe May 11, 2016
The Obama doctrine has made the world more dangerous The Boston Globe April 17, 2016
Obama's Cuba trip is a reward to dictators The Boston Globe February 24, 2016
For Americans, global freedom is a mission that crosses party lines The Boston Globe February 7, 2016
Obama regrets polarized rancor. He should. The Boston Globe January 24, 2016
The weakest economic recovery in modern times The Boston Globe January 7, 2016
Obama's Cuba policy makes life worse for Cubans The Boston Globe December 27, 2015
Obama can't rewrite immigration law, even for the better The Boston Globe November 15, 2015
US intelligence is no match for Iranian deception The Boston Globe November 1, 2015
In ego, Obama and Trump are two of a kind The Boston Globe October 23, 2015
When the General Assembly votes, the US should abstain The Boston Globe September 28, 2015
The Iran deal bait-and-switch The Boston Globe September 13, 2015
Cubans pay the price for Obama's 'engagement' with the Castros The Boston Globe July 8, 2015
Freedom for Iran's hostages should trump any nuclear deal The Boston Globe June 3, 2015
Does Tehran mean what it says? Oh, yes The Boston Globe April 19, 2015
Obama's hypocritical attack on Netanyahu The Boston Globe March 29, 2015
Putin's Russia is a gangster regime The Boston Globe March 4, 2015
The squabble over Bibi's speech The Boston Globe March 1, 2015
Look who's making an issue of Obama's religion The Boston Globe February 25, 2015
Weapons, not blankets, are what Ukraine needs now The Boston Globe February 4, 2015
No, 2014 wasn't the 'warmest year in history' The Boston Globe February 1, 2015
White racism has all but disappeared from US politics The Boston Globe January 4, 2015
A happy Christmas for the Castro regime The Boston Globe December 21, 2014
As two-parent families decline, income inequality grows The Boston Globe November 30, 2014
Your strategy was wrong, Mr. President The Boston Globe August 27, 2014
Hillary's Delphic politics The Boston Globe August 20, 2014
The vaunted 'competence' of Barack Obama The Boston Globe May 25, 2014
Democrats' ObamaCare albatross The Boston Globe March 27, 2014
This is no time to go wobbly on Ukraine The Boston Globe March 19, 2014
The punchline is the president's dignity The Boston Globe March 16, 2014
Obama's fantasy Middle East The Boston Globe March 5, 2014
'Leading from behind' to a new world disorder The Boston Globe February 2, 2014
Income gap? Not many are obsessed The Boston Globe January 29, 2014
Impeach Obama? Not a chance The Boston Globe December 18, 2013
Which ObamaCare shoe will drop next? The Boston Globe November 3, 2013
The Saudis' UN snub was a message meant for Obama The Boston Globe October 27, 2013
The problem is the debt, not the debt ceiling The Boston Globe October 16, 2013
Compromise with Republicans, don't demonize them The Boston Globe October 9, 2013
From the Iraqi pullout to the disaster in Syria The Boston Globe September 15, 2013
Government is dangerous. Handle with care. The Boston Globe August 11, 2013
A conservative's case for confirming Samantha Power The Boston Globe June 12, 2013
On North Korea, Kerry muddles the message The Boston Globe April 21, 2013
Can a conscientious liberal back Obama? The Boston Globe October 21, 2012
Romney left Obama on the ropes The Boston Globe October 4, 2012
Obama, the great divider The Boston Globe September 26, 2012
The ghosts of Jimmy Carter The Boston Globe September 23, 2012
Political fidelity is a virtue -- sometimes The Boston Globe August 29, 2012
The rich pay their fair share in taxes — and then some The Boston Globe August 8, 2012
What if Obama's 'evolution' had been sincere? The Boston Globe May 13, 2012
'The defining issue of our time'? Hardly The Boston Globe May 6, 2012
The government's college money pit The Boston Globe April 29, 2012
Obama is a unifier? Hardly. The Boston Globe April 22, 2012
Quakers, conscience, and contraception The Boston Globe February 15, 2012
Memo to Washington: Kick the spending habit The Boston Globe November 20, 2011
A nuclear Iran would be the gravest threat The Boston Globe November 9, 2011
Losing the peace in Iraq? The Boston Globe October 30, 2011
'Energy independence' is a pipe dream The Boston Globe August 7, 2011
Much ado about Bibi and Barack The Boston Globe May 29, 2011
Romney stands steadfast for a bad idea The Boston Globe May 18, 2011
Obama's inexcusable indecision on Syria The Boston Globe May 15, 2011
Finally, justice is done boston.com May 2, 2011
Why the 2012 hopefuls don't inspire The Boston Globe April 24, 2011
Shaking the house that Assad built The Boston Globe March 30, 2011
This time, don't betray the rebels The Boston Globe March 20, 2011
Egypt and the 'freedom agenda' The Boston Globe February 2, 2011
Obama, the Great Deregulator? The Boston Globe January 23, 2011
Voices of patience and wisdom The Boston Globe January 16, 2011
Mitt Romney does the health-care straddle The Boston Globe December 19, 2010
Why do the liberals rage? The Boston Globe December 12, 2010
Condescension and comeuppance The Boston Globe October 27, 2010
ObamaCare blowback The Boston Globe October 13, 2010
Lighten up, Mr. President The Boston Globe August 22, 2010
In love with socialized medicine The Boston Globe June 16, 2010
Obama, Israel & American Jews: The Challenge Commentary June 2010
Obama's pointless fight with Israel The Boston Globe March 21, 2010
Uniform standards are not a good fit The Boston Globe March 6, 2010
'Engagement' won't unclench the mullahs' fist The Boston Globe February 10, 2010
A blessing in disguise The Boston Globe January 20, 2010
Blame Obama for the bluest state's blues The Boston Globe January 17, 2010
Obama and 'The Great I Am' The Boston Globe November 14, 2009
Peace vs. the 'peace process' The Boston Globe October 14, 2009
A bluntly political act boston.com October 9, 2009
Mandatory insurance: Yes, it's a tax The Boston Globe September 23, 2009
Afghanistan, Obama, and the loyal opposition The Boston Globe September 9, 2009
On soaking the rich The Boston Globe September 2, 2009
Musings, random and otherwise The Boston Globe August 9, 2009
Why Obama opposes construction in eastern Jerusalem The Telegraph - JTA July 23, 2009
Jerusalem -- one city, undivided The Boston Globe July 22, 2009
No climate debate? Yes, there is The Boston Globe July 1, 2009
The 'democracy president' -- not The Boston Globe June 24, 2009
Obama, Iran, and the Tiananmen playbook The Boston Globe June 17, 2009
In Cairo, the president pandered The Boston Globe June 7, 2009
Democracy and the Arab world The Boston Globe June 2, 2009
Lady Justice's blindfold The Boston Globe May 10, 2009
JFK Democrats no more The Boston Globe April 19, 2009
'The most difficult first 100 days'? Not quite The Boston Globe March 22, 2009
Embryos and ethics The Boston Globe March 15, 2009
No arts czar, please, we're American The Boston Globe February 8, 2009
Obama's charm offensive and the global jihad The Boston Globe February 4, 2009
Money for nothing won't grow the economy The Boston Globe February 1, 2009
How Obama can fix education The Boston Globe December 3, 2008
The world won't love Obama forever The Boston Globe November 9, 2008
'Guilt by association?' Think again The Boston Globe October 15, 2008
Obama's 180 on genocide The Boston Globe October 8, 2008
A US welcome mat for Ahmadinejad The Boston Globe October 1, 2008
Seeing through Obamanomics The Boston Globe September 14, 2008
A stark choice on abortion The Boston Globe September 3, 2008
Missing from that Berlin speech The Boston Globe July 27, 2008
A silver bullet for Obama's campaign? The Boston Globe June 29, 2008
Michelle Obama is fair game The Boston Globe May 25, 2008
A hobbled party The Boston Globe May 7, 2008
Obama's 'mainstream' friends The Boston Globe April 27, 2008
It's still a question of Wright and wrong The Boston Globe March 19, 2008
The irrelevance of Obama's color The Boston Globe February 10, 2008

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