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Leadership After Tragedy

19 April 07
By Ronald Brownstein

Grief, horror, sorrow and sympathy -- after a tragedy like Monday's shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, these are the appropriate first responses from not only typical Americans but the nation's political leaders.

Bush Nominates Roberts to Supreme Court

21 July 05
LOS ANGELES TIMES

With the nomination Tuesday of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush reaffirmed his commitment to a bold-stroke presidency -- but also signaled an uncharacteristic interest in reducing his exposure to political risk.

June Could Prove a Turning Point for Bush

25 May 04
LOS ANGELES TIMES

From Rome to Istanbul, U.S. President George W. Bush faces a diplomatic gauntlet in June that could burnish his image as an international leader or provide new ammunition for Senator John Kerry's charge that he has isolated the United States in the world.

U.S. Embarks on a New Path of Non-Alliance

19 March 03
LOS ANGELES TIMES

For 50 years, the United States has pursued its foreign policy goals primarily through NATO, the United Nations and the rest of the international institutions built immediately after World War II.

Bush Goes From Conciliatory to Confrontational

03 March 03
LOS ANGELES TIMES

At home and abroad, Bush has surprised friends and critics with the ambition of his presidential agenda -- and the forceful, often confrontational, manner in which he has pursued it.

Enron Chief Shunned By Friends in Capital

18 December 01
LOS ANGELES TIMES

Until recently, Kenneth Lay, chairman of beleaguered energy giant Enron Corp., was a fixture in Washington -- a man whose entree to the highest levels of the Bush administration was considered unrivaled in the energy industry -- or in any industry, for that matter.

Mission Impossible?

13 November 01
By Ronald Brownstein

Even as the rebel Northern Alliance celebrates its first significant victory in Mazar-i-Sharif, it is important not to lose sight of the real goal for the military campaign in Afghanistan.