Marc JohnsonAug 27, 20157 min readDeal or No Deal…There was bipartisan understanding that when the Iranians indicated a readiness to talk the U.S. would lead the negotiations to test...
Marc JohnsonAug 14, 20157 min readThe Education of the Younger BrotherIt’s difficult, no matter your personal politics, to not have some sympathy for Jeb Bush and his efforts to articulate a plausible...
Marc JohnsonJun 17, 20154 min readNeither a Ford Nor a Trump…There is a very simple explanation for why people who have displayed some success in business rarely make it to the big time in politics....
Marc JohnsonFeb 17, 20154 min readA Bias for ActionHis critics will probably say that once again Barack Obama has failed to exercise the kind of leadership that goes along with occupying...
Marc JohnsonMay 5, 20143 min readInevitableIt was 1948 when the then-Governor of New York, the handsome and fearless former prosecutor – Tom Dewey – defeated the hapless Harry...
Marc JohnsonSep 4, 20134 min readReturn to 1940The modern Republican Party is edging toward the same kind of foreign policy split – the John McCain interventionists vs. the Rand Paul...
Marc JohnsonAug 31, 20135 min readA Failure of PoliticsFrom Harry Truman to George W. Bush American presidents have committed the United States military to wars based on every justification...
Marc JohnsonJun 20, 20123 min readAction This DayThe (Almost) Case for Unilateral Action In September 1940, just in front of the election that would make Franklin Roosevelt the first and...
Marc JohnsonMar 22, 20123 min readMitt’s Real ProblemTypically in politics the most painful wounds are self-inflicted. Candidates shoot themselves in the foot and hobble around for days...