Tag: the roots of modern conservatism

September 8, 2011

Michael Bowen: Obama, Truman, and the Challenge of Running against Congress

Heeding lessons from the 1948 election, historian Michael Bowen assesses the challenges Obama faces in trying to capitalize on current GOP disunity. Continue Reading Michael Bowen: Obama, Truman, and the Challenge of Running against Congress

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Michael Bowen: War on the Middle Class, Then and Now

Today’s political fault lines are direct descendants of the postwar Republican split. Continue Reading Michael Bowen: War on the Middle Class, Then and Now

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