The Obama years
Leading writers and commentators assess the record of Barack Obama after his first term as US president
Jay McInerney on Obama: 'We have to give him a second chance'
Attica Locke on Obama: 'My daughter knows there's no ceiling now'
Naomi Wolf on Obama: 'His record on civil liberties is shocking'
Touré on Obama: 'He is extending justice'
Curtis Sittenfeld on Michelle Obama: 'Give the first lady a break'
Gary Shteyngart on Obama: 'Bipartisanship is not going to work'
Walter Mosley on Obama: 'He was like a surgeon given a rusty scalpel'
Hari Kunzru on Obama: 'His health reforms are heroic but fragile'
Jesse Jackson on Obama: 'He struggled to create hope – and succeeded'
Interview by Lisa O'KellyCarl Hiaasen on Obama: 'I hope he can govern with more certainty'
