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Will There Ever Be a Kamalot? A Look at the Ghosts of Veeps Past | Opinion

Will There Ever Be a Kamalot? A Look at the Ghosts of Veeps Past | Opinion

We know that U.S. vice presidents are often the objects of humorous jabs for their secondary role in the executive branch or their public mishaps.

24.01.2025 5

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Will Joe Biden's Approval Rating Ever Rebound? | Opinion

Will Joe Biden's Approval Rating Ever Rebound? | Opinion

The ups and downs of presidential approval ratings have the feel of a roller-coaster ride.

15.01.2025 5

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Jimmy Carter's Judicial Legacy Reveals How He Reshaped America | Opinion

Like most presidencies, Jimmy Carter's will face history's judgment in determining whether its fiascos—rampant inflation, gas shortages, the failed...

30.12.2024 10

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Kennedys Have Always Mixed Personal and Political in Health Care | Opinion

Attending a wedding reception in Louisville, Kentucky, recently, I spotted an SUV with two bumper stickers that caught my eye: "Robert F. Kennedy...

03.12.2024 4

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Kamala Harris' Loss and America's Fear of Strong Women | Opinion

One of my favorite political movies is Seven Days in May. In fact, I watched it on election night instead of All the President's Men, my usual...

07.11.2024 2

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Ethel Kennedy: 'Rah-Rah Girl' Turned Political Matriarch | Opinion

As a college intern on Capitol Hill during the nation's Bicentennial, every day seemed historic as I worked for my senator and caught a virulent...

11.10.2024 2

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Can Kamala Harris Overcome the VP Curse? | Opinion

Vice presidents get a bum rap and sometimes the bum's rush. Thomas Marshall, Woodrow Wilson's VP, quipped, "Once there were two brothers. One ran...

09.10.2024 3

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Stain on Camelot Won't Last Forever | Opinion

In 2006, Sweet Briar College invited Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak about environmentalism. As a Kennedy scholar there, I volunteered to serve as...

29.08.2024 2

Newsweek

Barbara A. Perry