“Obama has figured out the best method to prepare the way for his verbal Houdini acts: Use political noise as the tune-up din before the aria. Perhaps his body temperature is so low, it sometimes takes him too long to break out the song.”

English and American journalist and magazine editor

Tina Brown is an English and American journalist, magazine editor, columnist, broadcaster, and author. Born Christina Hambley Brown, she became known for leading some of the best-known magazines in English-language media, including Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Daily Beast. She also chaired Talk Media from 1998 to 2002 and founded Women in the World in 2010, a live journalism platform focused on women’s voices around the world. Her books include The Diana Chronicles, The Vanity Fair Diaries, and The Palace Papers.