So why did things go so wrong under the leadership of President Barack Obama? David Bromwich has written an informative and important critical article on the Obama presidency — critical, one might say, from the progressive point of view — titled “What Went Wrong: Assessing Obama’s Legacy,” which appears in the June issue of Harper’s.
Fundamentally, Bromwich sees Obama as a weak president who has consistently pursued the “path of least resistance” rather than the “path of courageous resistance.” He was, says Bromwich, a president who mistook talk for action, who avoided political conflict and struggle, and who missed opportunities that …read more
Source: Iranian.com
