The frat boy ships out
17 January, 2009
Very interesting article – especially considering that The Economist endorsed Bush when he ran in 2000.
Assessing the Bush years – The Economist
Lack of curiosity also led Mr Bush to suspect intellectuals in general and academic experts in particular. David Frum, who wrote speeches for Mr Bush during his first term, noted that “conspicuous intelligence seemed actively unwelcome in the Bush White Houseâ€. The Bush cabinet was “solid and reliableâ€, but contained no “really high-powered brainsâ€. Karen Hughes, one of his closest advisers, “rarely read books and distrusted people who didâ€.