Tag Archives: George W. Bush

H. W. Bush’s “War and Peace” Lessons

By Robin Bates | Published: December 4, 2018

“War and Peace” was the late H. W. Bush’s favorite novel. Perhaps he imitated Gen. Kutuzov by withdrawing from Iraq after winning.

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Trump, 4 Dead Soldiers, & Col. Cathcart

By Robin Bates | Published: October 18, 2017

Trump handled the death of the four Green Berets who died in Niger like Col. Cathcart in “Catch-22” would have. A better model would be Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones.”

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Good Readers Make Good Presidents

By Robin Bates | Published: November 9, 2016

Continuing with the favorite literature of our presidents, here is Eisenhower through Obama.

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Oedipus in Iraq

By Robin Bates | Published: June 24, 2014

America’s blindness in instigating the Iraq War, now proving to be an abject failure, resembles that of Oedipus.

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The Favorite Books of American Presidents

By Robin Bates | Published: June 10, 2009

I’ve had fun discussing the reading of Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas over the last couple of days, and while I’ve come up dry on further posts about the Supreme Court and literature, it has given me the idea of periodically dipping into reading stories of other political figures. I’ll start a list here, beginning […]

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