“I am scared that if Ronald Reagan gets into office, we are going to see more of the Ku Klux Klan and a resurgence of the Nazi Party,” Coretta Scott King said in November, 1980. “I’m afraid things are going to blow sky high during …
2016 Election
The Peeping Tom – and Tammy – Election
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …
2016 In Context: 10 Clinton Moments to Remember
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …
The Boomers’ Civil War Continues with 2016
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …
The 2016 Ad Campgain
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …
In this crazy election, most American Jews are acting normal
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …
The Rhino Who Won an Election by a Landslide
With two of the most unpopular candidates ever, many voters are weighing a protest vote or staying home. Citizens of São Paulo once took a different approach—and elected an animal. As the day approaches to choose between America’s two historically unpopular major party nominees, some Americans still …
Hillary Clinton Should Embrace Her Centrism
‘Stronger together’ is not a governing philosophy When I say to my students, “Donald Trump promises to…” they all shout “make America great again!”—even if most hate him. When I say “And Hillary promises…” I get a few “Stronger Together” replies, but mostly awkward silence. …
Bill Clinton’s presidency through the eyes of those who were there
In November 2014, as I edited my latest book, “The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s,” the University of Virginia’s Miller Center released the first batch of oral history transcripts from its Clinton Presidential History Project. Shortly after Bill Clinton left the White House, …
Donald Trump Resurrects Hooverism — a disastrous Republican strategy
Three weeks from today, Americans finally will have a chance to vote for president of the United States — hundreds of other offices on ballots across the country. As a presidential historian who has written histories of presidential campaigning, of various presidents, of First Ladies, …