Nicole Hemmer

Self-professed defenders of free speech have become the most fervent advocates and agents of government censorship in the twenty-first century.

Even some liberals toasted William F. Buckley Jr. as a patrician gentleman. A long-awaited new biography corrects that record.

Kevin Phillips help set the Republican Party on the path that led it to Trump.

That history has nothing to do with culture wars, and everything to do with what real justice looks like in the United States, and who has access to it.

The secret, often missing ingredient to building a majoritarian progressive coalition.

A return to the fairness doctrine wouldn't curb the damage caused by the far-right media ecosystem fueling much of America's conspiracy-driven politics.

The 1776 Commission marks the depth of right-wing commitment to ideological pseudo-history that can be used to shut down meaningful conversation about racism.

Americans are no more selfish in 2020 than they were in the 1940s, the difference between the two moments is about national leadership, not national character.

Court packing obscures more than it reveals about the current debate over the size of the Supreme Court.

Fox News shields President Trump, but his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.

Conservatives love rules about political balance — when they’re in charge.

The conservative conspiracy lit that paved the way for Donald Trump.

The anti-fascist left stems from a long tradition of violence and protest in America.

The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but Reagan weathered the storm.

Fighting over immigration is central to the American story.

Is he crazy, or crazy like a fox?

Choosing a running mate used to be more about campaigning than governing. But after Richard Nixon’s ruinous relationship with Spiro Agnew, the job has changed.

How Newt Gingrich laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise.