Apr 30, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
In the Huffington Post, an environmental activist repeats an urban legend: In 1968 Richard Nixon campaigned on his “secret plan to end the war in Viet Nam”. Of course if he TOLD you the plan, you wouldn’t have to elect him so he was keeping it close to the vest....
Mar 19, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
The Economist returns to a point that Frank Gannon made a couple of years ago: WHEN Nancy Pelosi moved to San Francisco, she struggled to find somewhere to live. For months, and with four small children, she lodged with her mother-in-law. So she was relieved when she...
Mar 10, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
At National Review Online, Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) observes that some commentators have favorably likened our current president to Richard Nixon. He argues that there are key differences, too: Regrettably, President Obama is failing where Richard Nixon...
Mar 8, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Fifty years ago today, on March 8, 1960, Richard Nixon and John Kennedy won their parties’ New Hampshire presidential primaries. The anniversary is an occasion to ponder how the presidential nomination process has changed. In 1960, there were only 16...
Feb 25, 2010 | News, The New Nixon
Steve Chapman writes of the president’s proposal to control health insurance premiums: Barack Obama has often modeled his policies on Franklin Roosevelt. Lately, though, he’s been coming across more as Richard Nixon Lite. In 1971, fed up with the steady...
