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The Consequences Of President Johnsons Campaign Of Deliberate Deception Regarding Vietnam Could Hardly Have Been More Catastrophic For The Nation, The Military, The President, His Party, And The Presidency Itself.

Americans Have Always Evinced Some Distrust Of Government, But The Current Situation Has Exacerbated This To A Degree That May Be Unprecedented.

Ironically, Tendency To Ignore Inconvenient Facts And Unwelcome Evidence Is Actually President Reagan's True Legacy, As I Noted In 'the Nation' Back In 2000, Before The Current Right-wing Mania For President Reagan Gained Its Full Force.

While History Never Repeats Itself, Political Patterns Do.

The Economist Is Undoubtedly The Smartest Weekly Newsmagazine In The English Language. I Always Look Forward To Its Quirky Year-end Double Issue.