Reagan Era — Bunk History

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Franklin Roosevelt on the campaign trail.

The Left is Pushing Democrats to Embrace Their Greatest President. It’s a Good Thing.

Democrats should proudly trumpet the New Deal — and extend it.

by Lawrence B. Glickman via Made By History on January 14, 2019

Douglas Engelbart wearing an earpiece, sitting at a computer, in 1968.

The Future, Revisited: “The Mother of All Demos” at 50

How the ’60s counterculture gave birth to personal computers and the vast tech industry that builds and sells them.

by Andy Horowitz via Los Angeles Review of Books on December 8, 2018

How US Policy in Honduras Set the Stage for Today’s Migration

When creating ethical immigration policy, it is important to consider the history of U.S. relations with countries like Honduras.

by Joseph Nevins via The Conversation on October 25, 2018

The Dead Kennedys band.

America Needs a Definitive History of Dead Kennedys…And Here’s Why It Won’t Happen

"I pledge to laugh / At the Flag / Of the United States of America..."

by Will Greer via Tropics of Meta on July 30, 2018

The Real Reason the Trump Administration Went to War Over Breast-Feeding

On breast-feeding, Trump is following the Reagan formula.

by Paul Adler via Made By History on July 11, 2018

Who Does She Stand For?

As the Statue of Liberty turned 100, our long battle over immigration was having its moment in Reagan’s America.

by Paul A. Kramer via Slate on March 5, 2018

Paul Manafort, American Hustler

Before Trump, one lobbyist’s pursuit of foreign cash and shady deals laid the groundwork for Washington’s corruption.

by Franklin Foer via The Atlantic on January 28, 2018

Triumph of the Shill

The political theory of Trumpism.

by Corey Robin via n+1 on August 9, 2017

Ronald Reagan, the First Reality TV Star President

Ronald Reagan is at the heart of the modern American politics of advertising, public relations, and a television in every home.

by Matthew Wills, Tim Raphael via JSTOR Daily on June 5, 2017

When Pat Buchanan Tried To Make America Great Again

If you're wondering how Trump happened, all you have to do is let Pat Buchanan beguile you with a history no one else can tell.

by Sam Tanenhaus via Esquire on April 5, 2017

Men standing outside a store with a sign supporting the WPA in the window.

The Voluntarism Fantasy

Conservatives dream of returning to a world where private charity fulfilled all public needs. But that world never existed, and we're better for it.

by Mike Konczal via Democracy Journal on March 17, 2014

Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy

The 42 minute recording, acquired by James Carter IV, confirms Atwater’s incendiary remarks and places them in context.

by Rick Perlstein via The Nation on November 13, 2012

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