Visions of FDR

On visiting my old hometown last week, I had the good fortune to meet an old teacher of […]

“A Citizen, Not an American”: Obama, Santa Claus, and the Language of Identity

I like to tune in to talk radio from time to time to see what Rush Limbaugh, Michael […]

Why Big Bird Matters

Though placing a distant third behind Mom and apple pie, there’s still not much that’s more American than […]

Richmond City Nights: Part I of the 2012 Policy History Conference

What is a conference without a solid discussion of the future prospects of the robot rights movement? Every […]

Wild Rice Casseroles of the Truman Administration

While browsing a junk shop in Elizabethton, TN (emphasis on the “beth”), I noticed an unusual book. The […]

Where Did Parks and Recreation Go Wrong?

I wrote a piece almost a year and a half ago about the politics of Parks and Recreation, but […]

Joy and Pain: What Jeremy Lin Tells Us about 21st Century American Race Relations

Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he’s Asian. Black players do what […]

Nixon in Space: The Familiar Political Personality of Newt Gingrich

Newton Leroy Gingrich will surely win a place in our forthcoming sequel, The American Political Tradition 2: The […]

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Visions of FDR

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“A Citizen, Not an American”: Obama, Santa Claus, and the Language of Identity

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Why Big Bird Matters

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Richmond City Nights: Part I of the 2012 Policy History Conference

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Wild Rice Casseroles of the Truman Administration

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Nixon in Space: The Familiar Political Personality of Newt Gingrich

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