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Michael Kazin

Michael Kazin’s most recent book is What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party. He is a professor of history at Georgetown University.

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February 7, 2024
Michael Kazin
How the GOP’s Hard Line Will Make America More Pro-Immigrant, Not Less
The United States cracked down on immigration once before. What happened? It helped Democrats and opened up lots of space for progressive organizing.
December 7, 2023
Michael Kazin
I Opposed Humphrey in ’68. All I Did Was Help Prolong the Vietnam War.
When I was young, the left I was a part of helped elect Nixon. Please don’t make a similar mistake today.
September 8, 2023
MagazineMichael Kazin
The Conservative Who Turned Against Corporate America
Sohrab Ahmari makes the case against big business. But how convincing is his commitment to help workers?
December 9, 2022
MagazineMichael Kazin
J. Edgar Hoover’s Long Shadow
The FBI’s first director built the agency around some of his own worst instincts.
November 23, 2022
Michael Kazin
Nancy Pelosi Always Knew that Party-Building Comes First
She had plenty of members in her caucus to her right and her left. She didn’t care—as long as they could win.
July 30, 2021
MagazineMichael Kazin
The Revolution That Wasn’t
Do we give the activist groups of the 1960s more credit than they deserve?
February 11, 2021
MagazineMichael Kazin
How the Democratic Party Can Create a Majoritarian Coalition
The case for forging a new politics of economic justice
June 10, 2019
Michael Kazin
The Impossibility of Impeachment
Andrew Johnson’s opponents discovered the difficulties of removing a president.
September 17, 2018
MagazineMichael Kazin
The Origins of America’s Enduring Divisions
For Jill Lepore, the United States has always been a nation caught between its sunny ideals and its darker realities.
February 27, 2018
MagazineMichael Kazin
Realistic Ambitions
Can today’s liberals hope to match the achievements of LBJ’s presidency?
September 20, 2016
MagazineMichael Kazin
Prophet and Loss
What Marx means in a world that has made peace with capitalism.
November 21, 2014
Michael Kazin
Sherrod Brown Should Challenge Hillary Clinton for President
October 15, 2014
Michael Kazin
Teddy Roosevelt Was a Real Independent. Today's Versions Are Poseurs.
August 20, 2014
Michael Kazin
Obama's Biggest Problem: Political ADD
The president's inability to focus on a single issue is hurting him with voters
July 8, 2014
Michael Kazin
Woodrow Wilson's Only Good Choice in WWI Was to Avoid It Altogether
July 7, 2014
Michael Kazin
If the U.S. Had Not Entered World War I, Would There Have Been a World War II?
Why Woodrow Wilson should never have intervened in Europe
May 20, 2014
Michael Kazin
Democrats Need Bernie Sanders to Run for President
April 15, 2014
Michael Kazin
Celebrating LBJ Amounts to Imperial Myopia
April 11, 2014
Michael Kazin
Stop the Revisionism: LBJ Was No Liberal Hero
March 25, 2014
Michael Kazin
Rand Paul Doesn't Stand a Chance
Libertarians and the Republican Party

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