Alec MacGillis
Articles by Alec MacGillis
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North America
A hotline to the Republican id
- 02 February 2012
Why Gingrich fires up the conservative base.
Books
The Obamas: a Mission, a Marriage
- 02 February 2012
The Obamas and the silliness of regal Washington.
North America
The NS Profile: Ron Paul
- 19 January 2012
- 15 comments
Ron Paul’s blend of small-state libertarianism, paranoia and disdain for military adventures is winning the 76-year-old Texas congressman fans in unlikely quarters on the Republican campaign trail.
North America
Obama’s road to 2012
- 25 May 2011
- 8 comments
The US president is a skilled rhetorician but, as he refines his re-election pitch, can he finally become the reforming president he once promised to be?
North America
Obama delivered America’s Most Wanted – but the voters want more
- 12 May 2011
- 1 comment
Obama may have delivered the al-Qaeda leader’s proverbial scalp, but the gloom of the past decade is not over.
Books
The Bridge: the Life and Rise of Barack Obama
- 12 May 2010
In an insightful biography, the New Yorker editor captures Barack Obama’s shape-shifting skills, but overstates his cross-racial appeal.
International Politics
The year of living dangerously
- 07 January 2010
- 1 comment
Barack Obama called for a new politics, but during his first year in office his reforming agenda has run into bitter opposition. Something ineffable is missing. Can he recapture the thing from his campaign that gave America hope?
North America
'We must build our house upon a rock'
- 07 May 2009
- 1 comment
Barack Obama has used his first 100 days in office to remake the culture of US politics. But his critics are asking, “Is the president too socialist and too willing to appease America’s enemies ?” Even Warren Buffett, one of his great supporters, has scorned his wisdom of taxing the rich
North America
And so, the work began
- 22 January 2009
- 3 comments
The rhetoric may not have soared, but Obama's inaugural speech proved that he is more than ready to get down to business
