Dr. Philip Neches: Power Plays
What a difference a year makes. The Obama administration took office with an outpouring of good feelings. Democracy worked. It established a new milestone on the long path towards racial justice.
Dr. Philip Neches: Health Care: Do or Die
The upcoming vote on health care reform may be Obama's Waterloo. But will he come out of it a defeated Napoleon. Or alternatively, a victorious Wellesley?
Dr. Philip Neches: Obama and the TARP
If one just looked at the numbers, President Obama's first year in office would have to be rated a huge success. Ultimately though, the large number of small accomplishments did not shape public perception.
Dr. Philip Neches: Obama’s First Year: Foreign Affairs
Obama stressed three points of departure from the Bush Administration: wind down military involvement in Iraq, change the tone of US foreign relations, and focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. His first year saw success in all three areas.
