The Hundred Days: What Worked, What Didn’t, What Never Happened
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 23rd, 2009 5:34 am by HL
The Hundred Days: What Worked, What Didn’t, What Never Happened
The phrase “hundred days” came to mind so easily in 1933 because it already had been used to refer to the period after Napoleon’s triumphal return from Elba. Alas, that ended with Waterloo. Franklin Roosevelt’s hundred days still appear…
Why Obama Needs His BlackBerry
Just a short post. I’ve had more than my say on the 100 days. I’m an admirer of Anthony Barger’s book, which does an excellent job illuminating the longer term consequences of New Deal legislation. I try to do…
Bubbles We Still Need to Burst
Once in a blue moon a magazine essay explains immediate crises so well that it also lights up broader challenges and horizons. Jonathan Schell does it this week in The Nation by reckoning with our country’s converging crises and prospects.This…
