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What the Rise of Reagan Tells Us About the Age of Trump

Rick Perlstein's "Reaganland" charts the conservative counter-revolution that moved the US to the right.
by Nick Burns via New Statesman on October 14, 2020
A political cartoon featuring Uncle Sam holding a magnet.

America's Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy

A new book charts the long contest between elites and the forces of democracy seeking to dismantle their power.
by Manisha Sinha via The Nation on October 6, 2020
Artistic photo with american flags

Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents

Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
by Jeet Heer via The Nation on October 6, 2020
Donald Trump and Joe Biden behind podiums during the first presidential debate of 2020
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President Trump Gets the Suburbs All Wrong

His conception of what appeals to suburban voters is frozen in the past.
by Michelle M. Nickerson via Made By History on October 1, 2020
Photograph of people lining up to hear arguments in Brown v. Board of Education.

The Case for Ending the Supreme Court as We Know It

The Supreme Court, the federal branch with the least public accountability, has historically sided with tradition over more expansive human rights visions.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor via The New Yorker on September 25, 2020

Is Freedom White?

In our current politics we must be attentive to how talk of American freedom has long been connected to the presumed right of whites to dominate everyone else.
by Jefferson Cowie via Boston Review on September 23, 2020

The Great Liberal Reckoning Has Begun

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concludes an era of faith in courts as partners in the fight for progress and equality.
by Alan Z. Rozenshtein via The Atlantic on September 22, 2020
Donald Trump in front of Mount Rushmore

Trump’s Vision for American History Education Is a Nightmare

But it’s one historians know all too well.
by L. D. Burnett via Slate on September 18, 2020
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Even After Their Fearmongering Proves Wrong, Republicans Keep at It. Here’s Why.

For close to a century, conservatives have seen all government programs as the road to socialism.
by Lawrence B. Glickman via Made By History on August 31, 2020

‘Freedom’ Means Something Different to Liberals and Conservatives

How two competing definitions of the idea evolved over 250 years—and why they remain largely irreconcilable.
by Annelien de Dijn via TIME on August 25, 2020
Harry Sternberg’s 1947 visualization of fascism as a three-headed monster.

What We Don’t Understand About Fascism

Using the word incorrectly oversimplifies history—and won't help us address our current political crisis.
by Victoria de Grazia via Zócalo Public Square on August 13, 2020

Stop Worrying About Protecting ‘Taxpayers.’ That Isn’t the Government’s Job.

Republicans are replacing the public good with a far narrower definition of it.
by Lawrence B. Glickman via Washington Post on August 3, 2020

Reaganland Is the Riveting Conclusion to a Story That Still Isn’t Over

Rick Perlstein’s epic series shows political history and cultural history cannot be disentangled.
by Jack Hamilton via Slate on August 3, 2020

The Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

"No one story can completely explain Annie."
by Jeet Heer via Literary Hub on August 3, 2020
A photograph of Richard Hofstadter in front of a library of books.

Politics, Populism, and the Life of the Mind

An interview with Sean Wilentz on Library of America's new collection of Richard Hofstadter's works.
by Sean Wilentz, Daniel Wortel-London via Journal of the History of Ideas Blog on July 27, 2020

When Conservatives Called to Freeze Police Budgets

The loudest opponents to police funding were once fiscal conservatives.
by David Helps via The Metropole on July 22, 2020

The Past and Future of Latinx Politics

Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.
by Ed Morales via The Nation on June 30, 2020
Barry Goldwater speaking at a 1964 rally, placing his finger over his lips.

The Western Origins of the “Southern Strategy”

The untold story of the ideological realignment that upended the nation.
by Bruce Bartlett via The New Republic on June 29, 2020
Man at Trump rally holding a "Latinos for Trump" sign.

On the Past and Future of Hispanic Republicans

“I was shocked to learn that Hispanic conservatives celebrate Cortes’s arrival in Mexico.”
by Geraldo Cadava, Rosina Lozano via Public Books on June 15, 2020
Book cover of "Republican Reversal."

Conservative Ideology and the Environment

“Big money alone does not fully explain the Republican embrace of the gospel of more.”
by Jonathan H. Adler via Regulation on June 1, 2020
A shot from behind of Rush Limbaugh giving a speech at a Make America Great Again rally.

The Right’s Reign on the Air Waves

How talk radio established the power of the modern Republican Party.
by Jake Bittle via The New Republic on June 1, 2020

How White Backlash Controls American Progress

Backlash dynamics are one of the defining patterns of the country’s history.
by Lawrence B. Glickman via The Atlantic on May 21, 2020
Demonstrators protest COVID public health measures.
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Conservative Fatalism About the Coronavirus Might Actually Help Us

The philosophy behind calls to lift stay-at-home orders.
by Lara Freidenfelds via Made By History on May 21, 2020

The Yiddishist Neocon

Nancy Sinkoff discusses her new biography of Lucy S. Dawidowicz, a Holocaust historian whose role in the neoconservative movement is often forgotten.
by Nancy Sinkoff, Hadas Binyamini via Jewish Currents on April 23, 2020
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How Biden vs. Sanders Echoes a 1964 Republican Party Split

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the icons of an ideological split among today’s Democrats, echoing a similar split in the Republican party of 1964.
by Matt Spolar, Sianne Garlick, Karen M. Sughrue via Retro Report on March 4, 2020

When ‘A Time for Choosing’ Became the Time for Reagan

A political neophyte delivered a speech from note cards — and made history.
by Karl Rove via National Review on November 14, 2019

The Right’s “Judeo-Christian” Fixation

How a term that sounds inclusive is used to promote exclusion.
by Udi Greenberg via The New Republic on November 14, 2019
Rush Limbaugh.

From Entertainment to Outrage: On the Rise of Rush Limbaugh and Conservative Talk Radio

How the alienated margins arrived at the center of American politics.
by Brian Rosenwald via Literary Hub on November 5, 2019
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Why President Trump Used Lynching as a Metaphor

The long history of politicians claiming to be victims of lynching and racial violence.
by Lawrence B. Glickman via Made By History on October 23, 2019

When Conservatives Tried to Throw Out Richard Nixon

Well before Watergate broke, John Ashbrook waged a primary campaign that the Right took very seriously.
by Daniel Bring via The American Conservative on September 27, 2019
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