George W. Bush was wrong about human nature

The most moralistic American president was also the most hypocritical. This wasn't an accident.

This is the third in a series of posts on American foreign policy and the question of hypocrisy. Read the the previous post here. Subscribe to receive future entries.

For both better and worse, the George W. Bush years were fascinating. The rhetoric was remarkably grandiose. While some might accuse (or laud) me for being a moralist in foreign policy, the…