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This Is the Michael Dukakis Election of 2020 Oct. 25, 2020
I've been calling this presidential election the "Michael Dukakis election of 2020" for months now &... Read More
Can Trump Pull a Truman? Jul. 14, 2020
On July 22, 1988, after the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, the party nominee, Gov. Micha... Read More
The Bushes: Back on the Media's Good Graces Dec. 05, 2018
The death of former president George Herbert Walker Bush created a calm oasis of civil discourse, if... Read More
The End of the Crime Wars Nov. 15, 2018
Maybe it's fitting that only two weeks after running his own version of the 1988 "Willie Horton" ad ... Read More
Same Old Poison, Brassy New Salesman Nov. 07, 2018
Whatever the outcome of the midterm elections, the Republican Party under Donald Trump has awakened ... Read More
What It Takes Apr. 12, 2017
For years, I have been trying to figure out what it will take to make my students care about politic... Read More
The GOP and Willie Horton, Together Again May. 20, 2015
A question for Jeb Bush. And this one isn't about his brother. It's about his father. Now that we kn... Read More
