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Rick Perlstein

Rick Perlstein's latest book is The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan.

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Democrats must embrace an economic liberalism superjumbo, and they must stick with it even if they lose.
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Ira Katznelson serves up a satisfyingly multi-course definition of representative democracy. It requires, among other things, “ample and equal opportunities for participation,” electoral competition, and institutions for the “formation of public opinion”—including...
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Crisis of the Overeducated David Grusky says taxes are not enough to establish a more just and equitable society. I like the argument. Occupy Wall Street and its sympathizers, of whom I...
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  David Grusky says taxes are not enough to establish a more just and equitable society. I like the argument. Occupy Wall Street and its sympathizers, of whom I am one, need...
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Like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Andrew Gelman and John Sides have composed a dog-that-didn’t-bark tale that is smart and entertaining and imparts a useful lesson: sometimes the most helpful way to explain...
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Adolph Reed and Dan Cantor wonder about the sanity of those who disagree with my general orientation. Bill Galston, Ruy Teixeira, and Elaine Kamarck find my views so outlandish they don’t know...
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