Gil Troy: The Changing Presidential Campaign on Minnesota Public Radio

INTERVIEW ANNOUNCEMENT Subscribe to Podcast Thursday, August 25, 2011Midmorning with Kerri Miller, Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio Stories MPR News Radio — Listen Now The changing presidential campaign The 2012 presidential election is 15 months away, and campaign coverage is pervasive in the media. We know about Obama’s summer reading list and can look [...]

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President Barack Obama, Becoming a bully-in-chief

OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, The Montreal Gazette, 8-11-11 U.S. President Barack Obama is smart, eloquent and talented, but inexperienced as an executive. While he still needs more management experience, the presidency is not the right place for on-the-job training. Photograph by: Alex Wong, Getty Images The downgrading of America’s credit rating just days [...]

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Obama at 50 Should Have More Faith in America

OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, 8-4-11 Barack Obama turns fifty today, August 4th.  Both he and his country appear battered these days, as Obama’s White House recuperates from the bruising debt ceiling showdown and the United States remains stuck combating two wars along with one long-lasting recession.  But the progress Obama and America have [...]

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