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George W. (George Walker) Bush

Flies in amber

by Lewis H. Lapham,

State of exception

by Scott Horton,

Bush's war on the rule of law

Mall of America

by Daniel Brook,

The architecture of our privatized government

11. The National Character

by Earl Shorris,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” The undoing of the American character has a long history. It took more than half a century from a summer’s day in August, when the…

10. Diplomacy

by Anne-Marie Slaughter,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” On a rainy day in 1945, soon after U.S. troops had entered the German concentration camp at Dachau, the American commanding officer mounted a stage.…

9. The Military

by Edward Luttwak,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” It has always been the case that failed wars damage armies and sometimes break them. So it is with Iraq, unless remedies intervene soon enough.…

8. Intelligence

by James Bamford,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” By far the most significant intelligence error of the Bush Administration has been the decision, contrary to established American policy and common sense, to treat…

7. The Marketplace of Ideas

by Jack Hitt,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” On Thursday, June 6, 2002, FBI agent Coleen Rowley testified before Congress that 9/11 might have been avoided had her agency been better organized to…

6. The Economy

by Dean Baker,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” Two economic calamities have occurred on George W. Bush’s watch. The first has been a radically overvalued dollar, which, it should be noted, is a…

5. Science

by Chris Mooney,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” Try, if you will, to summarize the Bush Administration’s position on the science of global warming. In 2006, the president could be found stating that…

4. The Environment

by Bill McKibben,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” One of the best things about the departure of the Bush Administration will be the end of headache-creating cognitive dissonance. It has taken over institutions…