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Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History

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Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan campaigning in 1972.

How Did the American Right Become Radicalized?

The answer has implications for how we move on. But nothing is straightforward.

by Julia Azari via Good Politics/Bad Politics on June 12, 2026

White paper peeled back to reveal presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump in red stripes.

Backlash Presidents

How three eras of racial progress gave way to the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon, and Trump.

by Julia Azari via Princeton University Press on September 30, 2025

Political cartoon of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis pulling apart a US map while McClellan tries to hold them together.

Politics Is More Partisan Now, But It’s Not More Divisive

And anyway, agreement between the two parties has often masked serious problems.

by Julia Azari via FiveThirtyEight on January 19, 2018

Trump Is A 19th-Century President Facing 21st-Century Problems

His hands-off approach to policy-making and moral leadership hearkens back to much earlier times.

by Julia Azari via FiveThirtyEight on August 28, 2017

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