MixedThe Washington Independent Review of BooksIn Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail, New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait aims to be first out of the gate with a sympathetic book-length evaluation of the Barack Obama presidency in its entirety ...author considers the politics behind these actions, why and how they happened, and what their impact has been for the nation and the world ...Chait uses persuasive reasoning and no-nonsense prose to make his. He occasionally cites social-science research to support his arguments... Despite its strengths, Chait’s book has some important weaknesses.