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The Magic Years

When Bob Dylan Shocked the Newport Folk Festival in 1965

Apr 30, 2021

The Magic Years

Apr 30, 2021

Better Days Are Coming

Letter to the Millennials 6

Feb 17, 2021

Better Days Are Coming

Feb 17, 2021

Who Caused the Insurrection?

America has endured political demagogues before. Joe McCarthy and George Wallace come to mind. But America never had a violent…

Jan 14, 2021

Who Caused the Insurrection?

Jan 14, 2021

The Y2K Election

Back in September I posted this tweet about the Y2K election, in response to a tweet by Nate Silver.

Nov 8, 2020

The Y2K Election

Nov 8, 2020

It Could Happen Here

Richard Evans, in his monumental study of the rise of Hitler, The Coming of The Third Reich, notes the role that the Fascist street…

Aug 30, 2020

It Could Happen Here

Aug 30, 2020

How to Stop a Stolen Election

Its clear that Trump believed he could suppress voting by kneecapping the Post Office. But Democrats must realize that he can be stopped…

Aug 19, 2020

How to Stop a Stolen Election

Aug 19, 2020

David Brooks is Wrong

The Covid-19 Crisis is a Republican Failure, full stop.

Jun 24, 2020

David Brooks is Wrong

Jun 24, 2020

Life After Empire

In 1922, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 458 million people, one-quarter of the world’s people and covered more…

Apr 29, 2020

Life After Empire

Apr 29, 2020

Begin The World Again

Pandemics have a way of radically altering societies. The Renaissance came on the heels of The Black Death, a plague that killed millions…

Apr 25, 2020

Begin The World Again

Apr 25, 2020

Trump-The Biggest Loser

Here is the basic problem for any Democrat trying to unseat Donald Trump in 2020. According to the latest Quinnipiac Poll, “73 percent…

Dec 17, 2019

Trump-The Biggest Loser

Dec 17, 2019

Jonathan Taplin

Jonathan Taplin

Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Producer/Author, “Mean Streets”, “Move Fast & Break Things”. New book, “The Magic Years”, out 3/21.

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