Godfrey Hodgson was director of the Reuters' Foundation Programme at Oxford University, and before that the Observer's correspondent in the United States and foreign editor of the Independent. He is the author of The Myth of American Exceptionalism (Yale University Press, 2009).
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Published in: HomeHow the US presidential election lost its gloryFor a veteran observer of the American political scene since the 1960s, Monday’s first presidential debate between...
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The United States's capacity to build alliances and extend influence was once founded on confidence that history was...
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Published in: HomeAmerica’s presidential politics
Barack Obama’s hopes of a second term are still bright. But twin policy crises and Republican stirrings are clouds...
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Published in: HomeAmerica's political suspense
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