Rick Perlstein

author of "Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America"

Rick Perlstein appears in the following:

When Presidents Go to Trial

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Former President Donald Trump was arrested in New York. 

When American Presidents Go to Trial

Friday, September 09, 2022

An evolution of pardons, power, and executive priviledge.  

The Year Of The Right

Friday, December 25, 2020

Brooke and Bob reflect on lessons learned from covering the right's anti-majoritarianism drift.

The Right's Long History of Ignoring the Will of the People

Friday, November 06, 2020

It didn't start with Trump.

No, This Isn't Just Like 1968 (Or Any Other Year)

Friday, November 25, 2016

This year, many have looked to history to explain current political events. Historian Rick Perlstein says that they're getting it all wrong.

Make America ____ Again

Friday, July 22, 2016

To hear the RNC speakers tell it, America is on the brink of ruin and only Trump can save us. We put the warnings in perspective.

The GOP Convention: Trump Team Seeks to Channel Nixon

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Though Donald Trump is not the standard candidate, the 2016 Republican National Convention has so far played into a continuous line of conservative political tropes. 

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A Recent History of Political Lies

Friday, July 08, 2016

The art of the political lie has reached a new zenith this election season. So just how did we get here?

A Recent History of Electoral Skulduggery

Friday, April 29, 2016

Cruz and Kasich's short-lived alliance was just the latest GOP maneuver to block the presumptive nominee, and the latest in a long history of electoral skulduggery.

Donald and Ronald: Is Trump Really Like Reagan?

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

As Trump climbs in the polls, the GOP establishment remains largely unsettled. But they had the same panic when Reagan ran in 1976 and again in 1980.

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A Recent History of Political Lies

Friday, December 04, 2015

Though this election season feels particularly falsity-filled, we've been on this road for a long time. Here's a brief history of political lies and how Trump has broken the mold.

The Hollywood Smile That Lifted the Conservative Brand

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

The controversies of Watergate and Vietnam, and the resignation of Richard Nixon, tempered America's patriotism... until Ronald Reagan came along.

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Why Americans are Angry and D.C. is Broken

Monday, February 22, 2010

A new CNN poll finds that 86 percent of Americans think that government is broken. This week, we kick off a series called "Frustration Nation," where we examine the gridlock in the capital and how politics has come to be so divisive in America. For the first installment, we put today's situation in a historical context.

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Political Projections: Nixon in Hollywood

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

On Tues., Sept. 9, tune in for a discussion on how President Richard Nixon has been depicted by Hollywood. Leonard talks with journalist Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland; and Brian Neve, a professor of cultural studies at the University of Bath in England and author of Film and ...

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