Barack Obama and George W Bush inspire in this sad and angry moment

Barack Obama and George W Bush inspire in this sad and angry moment

ByJosh Bernoff

George W. Bush knows we’ve failed black America. Barack Obama wants to fix things. Together, they point the way forward from this moment of crisis. George W. Bush acknowledges the pain of black Americans While I disagreed with the presidential policies of George W. Bush, I believed that he made decisions based on what was…

Insights from the letter that George H.W. Bush left for Bill Clinton — and other presidential letters

Insights from the letter that George H.W. Bush left for Bill Clinton — and other presidential letters

ByJosh Bernoff

There was a time when the purpose of American politics was to get useful things done for the largest possible number of Americans. There was a shared understanding of the institutions of government and how it should work. President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday, was the embodiment of that ideal, and his letter…