John Judis
The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn From Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
John Judis draws sharp contrasts between the Bush administration's policies, especially with regard to Iraq, and those of every administration from Franklin Roosevelt through Bill Clinton.
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About the Author: John B. Judis is a visiting scholar at the Carmegie Endowment for International Peace and also senior editor at The New Republic. Judis's books include The Emerging Democratic Majority, The Paradox of American Democracy: Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of Public Trust; William F. Buckley: Patron Saint of the Conservatives; and Grand Illusion: Critics and Champions of the American Century. His articles have appeared in The American Prospect, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Monthly, American Enterprise, Mother Jones, and Dissent.
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Former Visiting Scholar
As a visiting scholar at Carnegie, Judis wrote The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
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