A Blank Slate

Obama himself at various times in his memoirs—never have presidential autobiographies sold so many copies, and yet have been so little read by the press—talked about people seeing in him what they wished. And now on the eve of the election, I confess I have no idea about who he is or what he stands for. If he is elected, I can only hope for the best, and pray a few sober old Clintonites like Paul Volcker or Robert Rubin will step forward. Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
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by Roland F. Hirsch - Nov. 12, 2008

This opinion piece has considerable journalistic merit. The author, a noted expert on classical history, presents a big-picture assessment of what is lacking in the information we have about Sen. Obama's views. Several different areas of public policy are addressed in the piece.

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