The World’s Most Powerful People In 2015

This seems like rarified air for a lame-duck President with a hostile Congress. The brutal terrorists of ISIS not only seem to defy him, they are challenging all of the so-called ‘gains’ of the Iraq war in which 4500 Americans died. At home, a series of racially-charged incidents of police brutality have left American more racially divided than it has been for some time.  On the economic side, markets were flying to record highs before the Oilpocalypse, and unemployment hit its lowest level since 2008. Forbes says of Obama’s place on this list: “One word sums up his second place finish: caution. He has the power but has been too cautious to fully exercise it.”