In the fourth part of his exchange with KA Dilday, Anthony Barnett argues that Obama sees the US as part of the world, not apart from it. Catch up with
This article was first published on 6 February 2008 and republished on the eve of the US Presidential election that year.
Barack Obama moved in the astonishing month of January
In the second part of an exchange with KA Dilday, Anthony Barnett argues that the novelty of Obama's candidacy places the Democratic nominee in the company of leaders
There is something of a winge over in the Guardian by Harold Evans. Great editor though he was it strikes me that his judgement on the media coverage of Obama
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I congratulated David Elstein on coming out immediately saying there was a systemic problem with the culture of the BBC. His language is now being used
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The V in TV now stands for vacuum not vision. I watched this evening's Panorama followed by the much trailed part I of John
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I have a feeling that the Deripaska affair could lead to a political crash that interlinks with the financial crash. There is a bubble element to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Now that I have attracted your attention, I'll lead with an answer. If there is a Churchill in our moment of financial need, to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): CiF has launched a new Henry Porter blog. It opens with a post on Ken Macdonald's valedictory lecture as the outgoing Director of Public
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Writing in the Guardian today, Paul Myners who was drafted in by Brown to oversee the government's efforts to save our financial institutions, proclaims
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): As 42 days goes down so does the clause giving the power to order secret inquests which we OKd here. Well done to Inquest - see
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Among those joining the roll of shame of 118 peers who voted for 42 days are: Adonis, Campbell-Savours, Clinton-Davis, Darzi, Gould, Hollis, Kinnock, Lipsey, Malloch-Brown, Mandelson,