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Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker is a contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of America the Ingenious. He is finishing a history of New York City baseball.

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May 17, 2018
MagazineKevin Baker
Nothing in All Creation Is Hidden
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump
February 15, 2018
MagazineKevin Baker
The Myth of Normal America
There are no good old days to return to in U.S. politics. The truth about a post-Trump era.
June 13, 2017
MagazineKevin Baker
Trail of Fears
Forget Nixon. Trump is more like Andrew Jackson than Tricky Dick—and the consequences of his crimes will be far more devastating.
March 18, 2017
Kevin Baker
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless White Mind
Bernie Sanders's town hall in “Trump Country” revealed a longing for a past that never was.
March 9, 2017
MagazineKevin Baker
It’s Time for a Bluexit
A declaration of independence from Trump's America.
December 6, 2016
Kevin Baker
The Myth of the Smug Liberal
In the dawn of the Trump era, there is no stereotype more lazily deployed than the condescending coastal liberal who lives in his own bubble.
November 14, 2016
MagazineKevin Baker
Thanks, Trump!
August 17, 2016
Kevin Baker
The Soul of a New Machine
Political machines were corrupt to the core—but they were also incredibly effective. Democrats should bring them back.
July 29, 2016
Kevin Baker, Jack Hitt
How Hillary Survived a Gauntlet of Saboteurs and Scoundrels
The universe seemed to conspire against a successful Democratic National Convention. But now Clinton is off and running.
July 22, 2016
Kevin Baker, Jack Hitt
Note to Donald Trump: You’re on Fire, Stupid
The Republican National Convention could not have been a bigger disaster.
March 26, 2015
Kevin Baker
Never Forget the Triangle Factory Fire—It's Why We Have Unions
March 19, 2015
Kevin Baker
De Blasio Wants to Strike Fear in the Hearts of New York's Reckless Drivers
February 6, 2015
Kevin Baker
Sheldon Silver's Biggest Sin Was What He Did to His Own Neighborhood

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