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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
Trump through a television camera.

How TV Paved America’s Road to Trump

“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: a TV critic explains the multimedia character Trump created.
by Sean Illing, James Poniewozik via Vox on November 7, 2019
Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump.
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The Rudy Giuliani of Today is Just the Same Old Rudy

Giuliani’s old playbook of engaging in the politics of white grievance fits perfectly with his role as an unofficial aide to President Trump.
by Pedro Regalado via Made By History on October 23, 2019

The Obamanauts

What is the defining achievement of Barack Obama?
by Corey Robin via Dissent on October 7, 2019

The Strange Career of ‘National Security’

When the phrase became a national obsession, it turned everything from trade rules to dating apps into a potential threat.
by Dexter Fergie via The Atlantic on September 29, 2019
Trial of Warren Hastings in the Court of Peers, Westminster Hall.

Why the Founders Added ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’

In defining the scope of impeachment, they had in mind the alleged crimes of Warren Hastings.
by Rob Goodman via The Atlantic on September 25, 2019
Black and white photo of the Libertarian Party’s 1980 presidential candidate, Ed Clark, center, with his running mate, David H. Koch.

How David Koch’s 1980 Fantasy Became America’s Current Reality

Koch poured $2 million into an embryonic Libertarian Party to buoy his run for vice president. He knew he wouldn't win—but that wasn't the point.
by Adam Eichen via The New Republic on August 27, 2019
Rush Limbaugh sits next to Newt Gingrich during NBC's "Meet the Press" taping on Sunday Nov. 12, 1995.

They Just Wanted to Entertain

AM stations mainly wanted to keep listeners engaged—but ended up remaking the Republican Party.
by Brian Rosenwald via The Atlantic on August 21, 2019

How a Historian Uncovered Ronald Reagan’s Racist Remarks to Richard Nixon

In a taped call with Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan described the African delegates to the United Nations in luridly racist terms.
by Timothy Naftali, Isaac Chotiner via The New Yorker on August 2, 2019
View over Baltimore.
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How Politicians Use Fear of Cities Like Baltimore to Stoke White Resentment

President Trump is building on a tactic pioneered by segregationists.
by Kyla Sommers via Made By History on July 29, 2019
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What We Get Wrong About the Southern Strategy

It took much longer — and went much further — than we think.
by Angie Maxwell via Made By History on July 26, 2019

The Curious History of Anthony Johnson: From Captive African to Right-Wing Talking Point

Certain pundits are misrepresenting the biography of the "first black slaveholder."
by Tyler D. Parry via Black Perspectives on July 22, 2019
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How School Desegregation Became the Third Rail of Democratic Politics

White liberals opposed segregation in the South, but fought tooth-and-nail to keep it in the North.
by Matt Delmont, Jeanne Theoharis via Made By History on July 8, 2019

The Fourth of July Has Always Been Political

The question is which vision of America it’s being used to advance.
by David Waldstreicher via The Atlantic on July 4, 2019

A Crime by Any Name

The Trump administration’s commitment to deterring immigration through cruelty has made horrifying conditions in there inevitable.
by Adam Serwer via The Atlantic on July 3, 2019

The Myth of the Welfare Queen

The right turned Linda Taylor into a bogeyman. But her real life was much more complicated.
by Bryce Covert via The New Republic on July 2, 2019

When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists

The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.
by Jonathan Kozol via The Nation on June 6, 2019

Republicans and Democrats Are Describing Two Different Constitutions

Conservatives and liberals both cite the nation’s charter, but they’re not talking about the same parts of it.
by Julian Nyarko, David Pozen, Eric Talley via The Atlantic on June 2, 2019

The Surprising Origins of 'Medicare for All'

It was the original idea behind Medicare itself.
by Abigail Abrams via TIME on May 30, 2019
Hands waving US and pride flags during the National LGBT Anniversary Ceremony in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 2015.
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How Eugenics Gave Rise To Modern Homophobia

The roots of anti-gay attitudes lay in white supremacy.
by Hugh Ryan via Made By History on May 28, 2019

Women’s Issues Within Political Party Platforms

Every four years, political parties document their positions in written platforms. How often do women's issues appear in the text?
by Jan Diehm, Russell Goldenberg via The Pudding on May 8, 2019
Hillary Clinton speaking about early childhood development.

The Mismeasure of Minds

25 years later, The Bell Curve’s analysis of race and intelligence refuses to die.
by Michael E. Staub via Boston Review on May 8, 2019
Bernie Sanders

The Transformation of Bernie Sanders

How the Vermont senator went from a third-party independent to a 2020 frontrunner.
by Matthew Karp via The Nation on May 7, 2019

wE’rE a rEPuBLiC nOt A dEMoCRacY

A political usage guide for a feckless commentariat.
by Ed Burmila via The Baffler on May 6, 2019

‘Anyone Ever Seen Cocaine?’ What We Found in the Archives of Bernie Sanders’s TV Show.

What a forgotten trove of videotapes reveals about the man who rewrote America’s political script.
by Holly Otterbein via Politico Magazine on May 3, 2019

North Korea's Unlikely History with Black Radicals

The two groups found common ground in the concept of Juche, or self-reliance.
by Benjamin R. Young via Black Perspectives on April 11, 2019

Is This the End of the American Century?

Has Trump permanently damaged the credibility of the presidential office?
by Adam Tooze via London Review of Books on April 4, 2019

It's Time to Stop Talking About a 'National Divorce'

The right's eagerness for a "peaceful separation" of the nation echoes pieces of race war fiction.
by Christian Vanderbrouk via The Bulwark on March 21, 2019

Evangelicals and Immigration: A Conflicted History

Before the 1990s, evangelical Christians were busier resettling newly arrived refugees than trying to keep them out.
by Ulrike Elisabeth Stockhausen via Process: A Blog for American History on March 18, 2019

Banking on the Cold War

The Cold War says more about how U.S. elites imagined their “freedom” than it does about enabling other people to be free.
by Nikhil Pal Singh via Boston Review on March 14, 2019
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