Ronald Reagan

When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union dissolved, a new era of democratic expansionism was heralded, as Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history, optimistically assuming human ideological evolution had ended and liberal democracy ultimately triumphed over the authoritarianism of communism and fascism as the final form of human government.

Whether it's the earnest Josiah Bartlet from "The West Wing" or the manipulative Frank Underwood in "House of Cards," Americans prefer television presidents to their real-life POTUS, President Barack "No Drama" Obama.
   

By Costas Iordanidis

Looks like Greece and Germany are at war, for the third time in the space of a century. Or perhaps it?s a hoax. We?ll find out soon enough. Illogically, Athens and Berlin are competing in populism, with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis arguing with each other smugly.

US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans to the spirit of the civil rights struggle on March 7, warning their march for freedom "is not yet finished."       

Mario Cuomo, a three-time New York governor who was once considered a leading candidate for the White House, died on Thursday aged 82.
      
He died at home from heart failure after a long illness, just hours after his eldest son Andrew was inaugurated for a second term as New York governor.