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Midterm Elections: How 1994 Midterms Set Off an Era of Divisive Politics
Economic and social issues with roots in the 1994 midterms are still being debated today.
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Retro Report
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August 25, 2022
To Understand the Modern GOP, Look at the Reactionary ’90s
The most vitriolic and morally panicked conservative figures of the 1990s contributed just as much to modern American conservatism as Ronald Reagan did.
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Paul M. Renfro
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Jacobin
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August 21, 2022
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The Roots of the Politicization of the National Parks Service
Understanding how the National Park Service Director is chosen is important for understanding the current state of our national parks system.
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Nick DeLuca
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HNN
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September 26, 2021
A 1985 Recount Is Suddenly Relevant Again
In the fight over Indiana’s Bloody Eighth, Democrats won the seat, but lost the larger narrative.
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Julian E. Zelizer
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The Atlantic
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November 12, 2018
The Man Who Broke Politics
Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in it.
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McKay Coppins
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The Atlantic
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October 15, 2018
American Carnage
A new book about Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing traces the path from Ronald Reagan’s antigovernment ideology to today’s radicalized right.
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Sean Wilentz
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New York Review of Books
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July 25, 2023
Bob Dole’s Disability Rights Legacy Marked the End of a Bipartisan Era
The former Republican leader played a key role in the Americans With Disabilities Act but stuck with the GOP as the party turned its back on the law.
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Erica Garcia
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The New Republic
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December 5, 2021
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Gerrymandering's Surprising History and Uncertain Future
Both parties play the redistricting game, redrawing electoral boundaries to lock down power.
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Retro Report
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October 18, 2021
Is a Democratic Wipeout Inevitable?
Even when the president’s party passes historic legislation, voters don’t seem to care.
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Ronald Brownstein
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The Atlantic
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October 15, 2021
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House Republicans’ Leadership Fight Signals a New Direction
Leadership battles tell us a lot about where a party is headed.
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Zack C. Smith
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Made By History
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May 12, 2021
The Loser King
Failing upward with Oliver North.
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Matt Hanson
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The Baffler
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March 10, 2020
How the Senate Paved the Way for Coronavirus Profiteering, and How Congress Could Undo It
Bernie Sanders pushed a measure through the House to require drugs funded by public research funds to be sold at a reasonable cost. The Senate shot it down.
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Ryan Grim
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Aída Chávez
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The Intercept
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March 2, 2020
Joe Biden Tried to Cut Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare for 40 Years
Joe Biden was once a New Deal Democrat. Then he “evolved” and starting backing decades of Republican plans to cut Medicare and Social Security.
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Branko Marcetic
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Jacobin
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January 29, 2020
The Shoals of Ukraine
Why has Ukraine been a stumbling block for U.S. foreign policy since the end of the Cold War?
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Serhii Plokhy
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M. E. Sarotte
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Foreign Affairs
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January 4, 2020
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Rethinking the Construction of Ronald Reagan's Legacy
Conservatives created a rosy image of Reagan to further their political project.
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Sarah Thomson
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Made By History
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August 12, 2019
Prosecuting Torture
Walter Jones and the unintended consequences of the War Crimes Act of 1996.
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W. Fitzhugh Brundage
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Perspectives on History
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March 20, 2019
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