PODCAST – 1960: The Making of the President
Something a little different from the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts: a board game review with Jim Williams. A political board game, of course. … Read the full post »
John F Kennedy
Read my posts featuring the American President, John F Kennedy (Democrat), who won the 1960 US Presidential election against Richard Nixon.
The strange obscurity of Eugene Burdick
Eugene Burdick died tragically young, but why have his books about politics been forgotten? … Read the full post »
One of the greatest political speeches, mixing the visionary and the pragmatic
The mixing of the visionary and the pragmatic to such great effect makes the speech one that shows the way for orators of much lesser ability, who may not have the words or style to match JFK but who do face similar challenges with the arguments they wish to present. … Read the full post »
The Best Man: Gore Vidal’s film about a US Presidential selection contest
Written by Gore Vidal, The Best Man unsurprisingly takes a caustic view of politics, but also takes a realistic one and one that is still very resonant today. … Read the full post »
The curiously forgotten: Eugene Burdick, FWS Craig and Anthony Price
Other than all featuring in multiple places on my bookshelves at home, what brings the three of them together? … Read the full post »
Criticism of SNP policies is vital – Alex Cole-Hamilton
John F Kennedy said that “without debate, without criticism no administration can succeed and no republic can survive” … Read the full post »
Ukip does deal with party too extreme even for the French National Front
Ukip does deal with far-right, racist Holocaust-denier to save EU funding … Read the full post »
Lessons from Canadian politics
British political commentators love looking to the US. It’s why mention “TV leader debates” and you won’t have to wait long until someone mentions the 1960 JFK versus Nixon affair but you’ll have to wait an awful long time until someone mentions the earlier 1950s pioneering effort in Sweden. … Read the full post »