New at Reason: Steve Chapman on Why the President Should Face Public Criticism

December 25, 2008

When President George W. Bush had to duck a pair of shoes thrown at him by an irate Iraqi journalist at a news conference in Baghdad, writes Steve Chapman, the depressing part was not just that his administration has managed to alienate many Iraqis. It was also that the president had to go to Iraq to find himself face to face with anyone who openly rejects his policies.

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