Tag: Obama

Back in happier days when things weren’t so aggressive and toxic in our public discourse, the artist Shepard Fairey created an image that spoke to the idea that people had the power to change things for the better through the political process. The artwork was called Hope, and it quickly ...

During a recent Sydney event, A$400 ticket gave me the privilege of sitting (albeit not very close) to Obama as he discussed topics such as AI, polarisation, and Murdoch. As a highly charismatic leader of our generation, he certainly lived up to expectations with his speech. Here are some key takeaw...

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the country entered a state of pandemonium. Tens of thousands of protesters in big cities vandalized property with ‘pick-your-choice’ epithets about orange skin and puckered lips. Even the liberal media joined in on the ‘outrage’ despite...

For more than 10 years, President Obama taught at the University of Chicago Law School, an institution known for its commitment to full and vigorous debate from all sides of the intellectual spectrum. It’s where the late Justice Antonin Scalia served as a professor for several years and develo...