The New Old East
The East is being swept by its latest religious mania which means there will be hell to pay for other Americans
History
The 7 Ages of America: The Age of Jackson
Andrew Jackson sets the tone for the second age of American politics
The 7 Ages of America: The Age of Washington
George Washington set the tone for the first age of American politics
Axios: Joe Biden Is Like FDR
Does Joe Biden know he isn’t FDR?
Andrew Jackson’s Populist Revolution
Andrew Jackson created America’s second party system
Chris Hedges: The Continuing Rise of Oligarchy and Christian Fascism
Is Donald Trump a Christian Fascist?
The COVID Class War Heats Up
Progressive technocrats have always been frustrated by the chore of persuasion and changing public opinion
National Review: The Populist Dilemma on Free Speech and Cancel Culture
Populists haven’t changed much over the past two centuries
Reclaiming Social Justice
How did “Social Justice” become so controversial?
The Second Jacksonian Age
Populism has deep roots in American history
Ross Perot’s Legacy
The Reform Party is conquering the Republican Party
The Pessimistic Style in American Politics
The 1896 and 1900 elections were the last time “our democracy” itself almost came to an end
Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy
What do you think of Woodrow Wilson?
Matt Karp: Our Second Gilded Age
The Gilded Age ended in the Populist and Progressive era
Neoliberal Joe’s Slow Start
Sadly, Joe Biden isn’t Franklin Roosevelt
Jacobin: The Politics of a Second Gilded Age
The Gilded Age ended in a way similar to the present
Arrogant Coastal Elites Have Lost Their Power To Define The “Mainstream”
It kills them that ordinary people have the power to communicate and bypass the gatekeepers of the legacy media
The Party of Lincoln Is Long In The Tooth
Conservatism, Inc. has been swamped by changing demographics and speaks for a tiny fraction of the Republican Party
William Jennings Bryan: Flag of an Empire
William Jennings Bryan shares his thoughts on foreign policy
The Second New Deal: FDR Turns Populist to Stop the Rise of Huey Long
Huey Long pressured FDR into the Second New Deal
William Jennings Bryan and His Populist Campaign
William Jennings Bryan launches the fourth party system in the 1896 election
Huey Long: Evangeline Speech
Huey Long has some lessons for Trump supporters who are feeling lost
Huey Long: High Finance Speech
Bernie Sanders isn’t in the same league as Huey Long
Thirties Nostalgia
Populism flourished during the Great Depression and put constant pressure on FDR
Politico: What Ulysses Grant Can Teach Joe Biden About Putting Down Violent Insurrections
Liberal hysteria has now landed on Reconstruction
Huey Long and Charles Coughlin Speak In 1935
Sen. Huey Long and Father Coughlin tour America during the Great Depression
The Share Our Wealth Amendment
A proposal to to amend the Constitution of the United States to create a more equitable distribution of wealth
Slate: The Deplatforming of Father Coughlin
The ghost of Father Coughlin is haunting Wall Street
The Chicago School
What is neoliberalism?
How Populism Got Such a Bad Name w/ Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank on the history of anti-populism
Caleb Maupin on Huey Long
Huey Long could easily win the presidency in our times
America’s Forgotten Populist History
Thomas Frank on the history of American populism