Tag: legacy

He’s been a sore loser, a bad liar and more, but there is scant evidence to prove he has attempted to dump the Constitution and destroy institutions.

Wanting to have the last word, to write your own history or to speak at your own wake, is a natural human impulse. Former American presidents are afforded that licence, and more besides.

In action, the Obama Doctrine wasn't much different than the Bush Doctrine.

Obama's eight years were a paradigm of dignity, of civilization, of fairness which few of his predecessors achieved.

Trump will not be the first (in the event he reaches the White House and he delivers on his campaign promises) president to enact racist laws that place restrictions on immigrants of specific ethnic groups during his reign.

As Spain can confirm, the United States is still, under the leadership of Obama, a demanding but respectful and loyal partner.

Obama may never enter the pantheon of great presidents, in the sense that he notched up any one historic achievement or changed his country in any single specific way. What he has done, however, is to prepare the way for vast changes in how the United States sees itself, and how it is regarded around the world.