Julian E. Zelizer

Is this America?

A new history argues that illiberalism is not a backlash but a central feature from the founding to today.

For years, LBJ was reviled for Vietnam. Then the historical tables turned in his direction. But they turned a little too far.

The trends that brought us Howard Schultz (and Donald Trump) started in the 1970s.

In the fight over Indiana’s Bloody Eighth, Democrats won the seat, but lost the larger narrative.

The parallel with Nixon leads to this question: Will voters still hold a president accountable for abuse of power?

The right has demonstrated that winning this kind of institutional fight takes years and requires a ruthless disposition.

The one consistent message coming out of today's White House was born in the 1970s: Don’t trust any institution.

The success of the 1963 March on Washington hinged on a confluence of factors that aren't yet present for demonstrators today.

Fifty years ago, the January 1968 battle laid bare the way U.S. leaders had misled the public about the war in Vietnam.

The question isn’t whether they have anything of value to offer. It’s whether they can avoid partisan vituperation along the way.

The 52-year-old federal program's successes reflect a complex legacy

The conclusions of the 1968 Kerner Report portrayed race relations like no other report in history.

The passage of Medicare and Medicaid, nearly fifty years ago, was no less contentious than recent debates about Obamacare.