Along with all those books about Lincoln, Obama might read some biographies of Napoleon. The general who established the Legion d'Honneur understood that people fought as much for medals as for morals. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
It's Obama's bad luck that he got elected just as the mayhem of the foreclosures, the banking collapse, and the General Motors disaster was accelerating the surge in unemployment to warp speed. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Admitting weakness seems to be such a severe psychic threat for Bush that when he makes a mistake it's safer just to reinforce it.… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Oprah's stock in trade has always been her powerful unmediated connection. She could feel your pain and empower you to talk about it. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
The digitally native generation has no idea what has been lost to the freedom of intimacy that has no fear of being recorded. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Obama can't change his cool disposition, though it would be nice if he lost the vaguely grudging air he gives off that problems of… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Politicians have always been required to be fake, but now the career havoc wrought by a stray, flying sound bite means they have to… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
American newspapers are dying mostly because they were so dull for so long, a whole generation gave up on them. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be boring, but… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
