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Rick Perlstein

Rick Perlstein is a historian and the author of the newly released Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976–1980.

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March 8, 2021
Rick Perlstein, Edward H. Miller
The John Birch Society Never Left
Why it’s foolish to think the modern GOP will ever break with its lunatic fringe
January 20, 2021
Rick Perlstein
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence
The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
August 14, 2020
Rick Perlstein
The Secret History of Ronald Reagan’s Letters
Scholars have long relied on correspondence to peer into the minds of America’s presidents. But what if the letters were written by someone else?
January 2, 2017
MagazineRick Perlstein
He’s Making a List
Trump is more paranoid and dangerous than Nixon.
July 22, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Mr. Trump, You’re No Richard Nixon
If the famous 1968 acceptance speech was the model for Trump's RNC speech, his speechwriters left out a few telling things—reality, for starters.
July 20, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Milo Yiannopoulos does impromptu stand-up on the streets of Cleveland, insists he’s not a “lazy fuck sitting around the keyboard typing horrible, hateful screeds.”
July 20, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Big Brother Is Wooing You
Orwellian echoes in Cleveland, where two plus two equals five.
July 19, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Bored in Cleveland
The media wants chaos. So far, they’ve got a snooze on their hands.
July 18, 2016
Rick Perlstein
A Tale of Two Delegates—and Two GOPs
A Trump newbie, an establishment Kasich guy, and the culture clash that’s coming to Cleveland.
October 21, 2012
Rick Perlstein
George McGovern, 1922-2012: Is Decency in Politics Always Doomed?
September 7, 2012
Rick Perlstein
In Obama’s Old Neighborhood, the Excitement is Muted
December 13, 2006
Rick Perlstein
A View to a Kill
The NRA’s new cause célèbre
July 3, 2006
Rick Perlstein
Mass Martyr

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