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When Anti-Zionists Become Censors
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This column is not about anything in the news from the Middle East. My current views are well-represented by Rahm Emanuel’s blistering critique of the Israeli government.
I’m concerned with something simple: whether writers...
Then and Now: Trump (2024) and Platner (2026)
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JULIAN ZELIZER:
Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Then and Now. I’m Julian Zelizer of The Long View.
JONATHAN ALTER:
And I’m Jonathan Alter of Old Goats.
JULIAN ZELIZER:
Jon, I thought we could d...
Never Mind: Heather Cox Richardson Isn't Running for Senate
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Here’s her statement:
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The word out of Maine is that Graham Platner is in the process of being forced out of the race. Even Bernie Sanders wants him gone. That’s great news for Democrats.
Republicans ar...
Here’s to a Hopeful 4th of July
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I sat on the curb this morning watching a 4th of July parade in a suburb outside Chicago, where my wife and I are visiting her mother. My thoughts turned to the Bicentennial, which only about a quarter of today’s Americans ar...
Then and Now: "Billygate" (1980) and Trump Inc. (2026)
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Old Goats: Ruminating With Friends. https://oldgoats.substack.com/ Author of books on FDR, Obama, Carter and Trump; historian; journalist; documentary filmmaker. Emily's husband; Charlotte, Tommy and Molly's dad; Rosie, Louisa and Charlie's Pops.
Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of The Long View newsletter on Substack. Zelizer, the author and editor of 28 books, is also a columnist for Foreign Policy.
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