George H.W. Bush Archives - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
by | Aug 30, 2022

When I heard about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, I sighed. He was one of the final remaining pivotal figures in the end of the Cold War: Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher, Václav Havel, Boris Yeltsin,…

by | Aug 14, 2022

The death of Olivia Newton-John is a sad loss to so many of that generation. It comes as somewhat of a jolt, a shock, even as she managed to reach the age of 73 after three decades of battling cancer….

by | May 7, 2022

Back in the days when The American Spectator offered chic apparel, I had an attractive “hoodie,” which I wore on the tennis courts of Georgetown* to both hoots and applause, until I noticed the label that read “made in China,”…

by | Mar 28, 2022

One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General By William P. Barr (William Morrow, 608 pages, $35) The reviewer’s first responsibility is to tell readers if a book is worth the reading time. In the case of Bill…

by | Feb 8, 2022

Washington — Well, Moscow is in the news again. Vladimir Putin is irritated by the citizens of disobedient Ukraine. He is discarding his sporty demeanor for a more hostile style. He has not been seen for a long time in…

by | Sep 12, 2021

Among former President Trump’s many accomplishments — the best economy in memory, a secure border, a strong military, energy independence, peace in the Middle East, a China Virus vaccine in record time, and more — the most unsung yet increasingly…

by | May 12, 2021

Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign brought me to Washington, beginning a 40-plus year career in public policy. While attending Stanford Law School, I worked as a research assistant at the Hoover Institution and met Martin Anderson, Reagan’s domestic policy adviser….

by | Feb 24, 2021

The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle against ISIS Margaret Coker (Dey Street Books, 336 pages, $29) Following a three-week war in 2003, the United States tried to put Iraq on the…

by | Feb 1, 2021

Here’s the headline at U.S. News & World Report on this story from Reuters: Exclusive: Dozens of Former Bush Officials Leave Republican Party, Calling It ‘Trump Cult’ And here was the headline on the same story from the Hill: Former…

by | Aug 7, 2020

At this point in the 1988 presidential cycle, it was taken for granted among pundits and professional prognosticators that Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis would defeat Vice President George H. W. Bush by a comfortable margin. Moreover, public opinion seemed to…

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