Archive - Campaign Trails

November 2024

It’s not surprising that the various toadies, lickspittles and henchmen who have attached themselves to the Trump movement are repeatedly insisting that…

Nov 23 •

Fresh of his election victory, Donald Trump has begun rolling out the Cabinet picks for his next administration.

Nov 15 •

As I noted in this piece, I don’t make predictions about elections because that’s not what historians are trained to do and that’s not something I’m…

Nov 6 •

Running Through The Tape

This presidential race has been going on for approximately our entire lifetime, but it’s finally the last weekend of the campaign.

Nov 2 •

October 2024

The Right to Vote

I know you’re sick of hearing that This Is The Most Important Election of Your Life, but as a scholar who’s devoted his career to studying American…

Oct 29 •

Your Emotional Support Historian

As I’ve noted on Bluesky, one of the hazards of being a scholar who works on modern American politics is that when this nation goes through an important…

Oct 23 •

Strange Bedfellows

Before I dig into my topic today, I wanted to apologize for the relatively light posting the last month.

Oct 17 •

Make America Gilded Again

Part of the appeal of Donald Trump’s gauzy promise to “Make America Great Again” is that it’s vague enough to appeal to constituencies who have little…

Oct 4 •

September 2024

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