Posted by Fareed Zakaria on December 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria One of the least controversial judgments about barack Obama’s first term is that he has been a good foreign policy President. Certainly that’s what the American public believes. It has given him high marks on overseas affairs for much of his presidency, especially after the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden. … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria Over the course of this campaign, commentators on both sides of the political divide seemed to agree on one point: this was a campaign about nothing. Barack Obama’s supporters wanted him to lay out a detailed and ambitious agenda for his second term. Mitt Romney’s fans wanted to hear more about the … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on July 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria The presidential campaign has gotten so heated over the attacks and counterattacks from the Obama and Romney campaigns that it’s easy to forget that larger issues are at stake in November. That’s unfortunate because, beneath the froth, there is an important ideological debate to be had about America’s future. The attacks are, … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on January 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The question isn’t whether Barack Obama has been a good foreign policy President. It’s whether he can be a great one. By Fareed Zakaria In the marathon that is the Republican primary campaign, candidates have tried for months to trip one another up on everything from capitalism to family values in a seemingly unending series … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on January 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
In an exclusive interview with TIME’s Fareed Zakaria, Obama opens up on Iran, Afghanistan, China and the challenges the U.S. faces in navigating a rapidly changing world. A full transcript of their conversation follows. Zakaria: So when we talked when you were campaigning for the presidency, I asked you what Administration’s foreign policy you admired, … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on December 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria With his speech in Kansas, President Obama has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. In presenting his view, Obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits to the crucial issue of growth. After all, deficits matter because they could have a harmful effect on growth. The question … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on October 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The President got flak for pointing out we’re not on top of our game. He’s right By Fareed Zakaria Barack Obama has apparently committed blasphemy. In an interview in Florida on Sept. 29, he dared to say that America had gotten “soft.” The denunciations have come in fast and furious from the right. Mitt Romney, … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on August 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria Democrats are finally up for a fight — with President Obama. Having despaired that Obama gave in to the Tea Party on the debt deal, they now criticize him as too cautious in his proposals to boost American jobs. They’re right that Obama should present a sharp distinction to the public between … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on August 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria The air is thick with liberal disappointment. In the days after the debt deal, liberal politicians and commentators took to the airwaves and op-ed pages to mourn the agreement. But their ire was directed not at the Tea Party or even the Republicans but rather at Barack Obama, who they concluded had … Read more
Posted by Fareed Zakaria on July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Fareed Zakaria Every few months, commentators find a new grand strategy that animates Barack Obama. First he was the antiwar candidate, because his rise in the Democratic primaries had much to do with his early and consistent opposition to the Iraq war. But even some on the right, including Robert Kagan, pointed out that … Read more
