Election of 1968 — Bunk History

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When Conservatives Tried to Throw Out Richard Nixon

Well before Watergate broke, John Ashbrook waged a primary campaign that the Right took very seriously.

by Daniel Bring via The American Conservative on September 27, 2019

What We Get Wrong About the Southern Strategy

It took much longer — and went much further — than we think.

by Angie Maxwell via Made By History on July 26, 2019

Anthony Scaramucci

The Revolving Door Between Reality TV and the Trump Administration

Why Anthony Scaramucci’s turn on “Celebrity Big Brother” shouldn’t come as a surprise.

by Kathryn Cramer Brownell via Made By History on January 15, 2019

Trump and Kanye.

Republicans Think Celebrities Can Win Them the Black Vote. They’re Wrong.

Kanye West won't win Trump black support. But it will cost West his.

by Leah Wright Rigueur via Made By History on May 10, 2018

Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, Roy Wilkins, and Lyndon Johnson.

Misremembering 1968

Fifty years later, the legacies of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy still loom large.

by Robert Greene II via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on April 24, 2018

Identity Politics Can Make or Break the Democratic Party

Racial justice energized the party in the past. It can today too.

by Eric Schickler via Vox on April 16, 2018

Cover of Newsweek with African American fist and hand reaching up, with the title "The Negro in America: What Must Be Done."

The 1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, But Nobody Listened

Released 50 years ago, the report concluded that poverty and institutional racism were driving inner-city violence.

by Alice George via Smithsonian on March 1, 2018

Lyndon Johnson with advisors including Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk.

It’s Time for Congress to Wrest Its War-Making Authority Back From the President

If the U.S. government is going to wage unending war, it should at least get the public on its side.

by Marc J. Selverstone via Made By History on February 23, 2018

Why the Vice Presidency Matters

Choosing a running mate used to be more about campaigning than governing. But after Richard Nixon’s ruinous relationship with Spiro Agnew, the job has changed.

by Nicole Hemmer via The Atlantic on July 21, 2016

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