There’s been chatter about Obama’s legacy recently. In particular, the Iran nuke deal (which I think is a good thing) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (which I do not) have motivated the discussion. He has a few in the win column but overall I think he’s been a godawful chief executive. With the legacy talk in mind, I started a reading list of articles which address his shortcomings as a leader – predicted shortcomings as well as observed ones:
- Ken Silverstein, Barack Obama Inc.: The birth of a Washington machine [Ed.: From 2006]
- Kevin Baker, Barack Hoover Obama: The best and the brightest blow it again [Ed.: From 2009]
- Roger Hodge, The mendacity of hope [Ed.: From 2010]
- Kevin Baker, Obama’s Bland Bargain
- Jon Schwatz, Bernie Sanders on Obama’s “Biggest Mistake”
- David Bromwich, What Went Wrong: Assessing Obama’s Legacy
- Dan La Botz, Obama Is No Coward
- Drew Westen, What Happened to Obama’s Passion?