"Hugh Sidey" was an American journalist who worked for Life (magazine)/Life magazine starting in 1955, then moved on to Time (magazine)/Time magazine in 1957.

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The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign.

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We love the blather and boast, the charge and countercharge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal.

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When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices.. The mighty climb down. The humble are elevated.

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The problems seem so easy out there on the stump. Deficits shrink with a rhetorical flourish.

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China's Premier Zhao Ziyang, for all of his billion constituents, seemed in the evening's lovely flow like a favorite uncle, smiling a little too much, wanting to be a bit American, talking about peace and pork chops.

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In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be god.

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The prime minister found something hopeful in the man's eyes and manner. The 30 or so people who run this world analyze one another that way and then make decisions of life and death for us. Scary, but true.

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The Corn Belt is like John Bunyan's idyllic Beulah-or a dark Gehenna.

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A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes.

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