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Richard Nixon
July 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is plagiarizing Richard Nixon’s presidential campaigns.
April 20, 2016
Will Leitch
Elvis & Nixon: The Odd Couple, Impressions Included
This minor comedy about major figures is buoyed by Michael Shannon's charismatic Elvis.
October 19, 2014
David Greenberg
How a Nixon Lawyer Fell Out of Love with Tricky Dick and Came to Tell the Real Story of Watergate
July 31, 2014
Michael Kimmage
How Ronald Reagan Rode America's Delusions to the White House
Reviewing Rick Perlstein's 'The Invisible Bridge'
June 26, 2014
Norman J. Ornstein
Howard Baker Was the Kind of Reasonable Republican That Hardly Exists Anymore
The Senate majority leader showed that decency, patriotism, and hardball politics can coexist
April 14, 2014
Esther Breger
Unpacking the 'Mad Men' Premiere: Can Don Draper Ever Change?
May 20, 2013
Michael Schaffer
The Hillary Clinton Movie: The Winners and Losers
A Hollywood screenplay is full of political notables. Who comes off looking best?
May 16, 2013
Eric Kingsbury
Every President Since Nixon Has Been 'Nixonian'
A brief history of media hyperbole
April 24, 2013
Nancy L. Cohen
Why America Never Had Universal Child Care
In 1971, a national day-care bill almost became law. Therein lies a story.
April 19, 2013
Gene Seymour
What the Jackie Robinson Film Leaves Out
'42' doesn't touch on his conservative politics, which are widely misunderstood
December 21, 2012
Thomas Mallon
The Captive of San Clemente
October 22, 2012
Maria Konnikova
Can You Really Watch a Debate and Tweet It at the Same Time?
October 21, 2012
Rick Perlstein
George McGovern, 1922-2012: Is Decency in Politics Always Doomed?
October 21, 2012
Frank Mankiewicz
A Remembrance of George McGovern by His Former Campaign Manager
October 5, 2012
Jonathan Chait
How the GOP Destroyed its Moderates
October 2, 2012
Steven Hahn
From Radical to Right-Wing: The Legacy of Eugene Genovese
September 14, 2012
Nate Cohn
The Meaninglessness of Debates
September 14, 2012
Richard D.Kahlenberg
Can the Chicago Teachers’ Strike Fix Democratic Education Reform?
August 29, 2012
Timothy Noah
National Review, Race, And Me
August 24, 2012
Walter Kirn
Clash of the Archetypes

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