In a way, the corollary of this question (if a Q can have a corollary) is, well, why do people think Trump would do a good job? When I teach Hamlet, there is usually a moment when I ask a group of students a loaded question. read more
Assessing Obama’s second term through the prism of these tests, we can say that he is challenged on a number of them. The economy isn’t sputtering currently (though that could happen before November 2016), but per capita income has declined on his watch. read more