Julian E. Zelizer
Julian Emanuel Zelizer is an American professor of political history and author at Princeton University. Zelizer focuses on the second… more
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Peniel Joseph, author of Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I spoke with historian Peniel Joseph about his terrific new book, Freedom Season, about civil rights in 1963.
Peniel Joseph, author of Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution
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Interview with Jim Newton, author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I interviewed Jim Newton about his fantastic new biography about Jerry Garcia, Here Beside the Rising Tide.
Interview with Jim Newton, author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Amie Parnes, The Hill About Governor Newsom open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, Amie Parnes and I spoke about how Governor Newsom and other governors are finally fighting back against the Trump administration and defining party politics going into 2026.
Interview with Amie Parnes, The Hill About Governor Newsom
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Then and Now: Rosalynn Carter Gets 33 States to Require Vaccines for Schools vs. RFK’s Anti-Vax Crusade open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On Then and Now, Jonathan Alter and I looked back to First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her campaign for school vaccines.
Then and Now: Rosalynn Carter Gets 33 States to Require Vaccines for Schools vs. RFK’s Anti-Vax Crusade
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Interview with Erik Loomis, historian, about President Trump’s attacks on the union movement open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I spoke with historian Erik Loomis about his article in the NYT about President Trump's attacks on collective bargaining.
Interview with Erik Loomis, historian, about President Trump’s attacks on the union movement
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I took a look back at when Hollywood and politics collided with the film Wag the Dog.
From the History Books
Wag the Dog: When Hollywood and Politics Collided
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Interview with Jonathan Cohn about the CDC, Vaccines, and More open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, @citizencohn.bsky.social and I discussed the attack taking place on America's public health care system. #TheLongView
Interview with Jonathan Cohn about the CDC, Vaccines, and More
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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From the History Books
open.substack.com/pub/julianze... The Long View, I take a look back at the Dot-Com bubble of 2000 and the saga of a sock puppet.
open.substack.com/pub/julianze... The Long View, I take a look back at the Dot-Com bubble of 2000 and the saga of a sock puppet.
From the History Books
Dot-Com Hype, Dot-Com Wipeout, and the Saga of a Sock Puppet
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Interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of The Acid Queen open.substack.com/pub/julianze... It was a pleasure to interview Susannah Cahalan on The Long View to discuss her book, The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary.
Interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of The Acid Queen
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Redistricting, Eliminating Mail-in Ballots, and “Show Your Papers”
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Redistricting, Eliminating Mail-in Ballots, and “Show Your Papers”
The Threat to Voting Rights in 2025
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/22/j... My new column for @foreignpolicy.com about Jaws fifty years later. Why did it resonate in the 1970s and continue to do so in 2025? #TheLongView
What ‘Jaws’ Teaches Us About America—Fifty Years On
There is danger lurking just beneath the water, and many Americans are still searching for their Chief Brody.
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at when Barbara Walters broke through a glass ceiling on ABC.
From the History Books
Barbara Walters Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Live on TV, 1976
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Why Presidential Emergency Powers Are Dangerous open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look at the ways President Trump has used, and abused, emergency power. #TheLongView
Why Presidential Emergency Powers Are Dangerous
How Trump 2.0 Has Expanded His Authority
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Conversation with David Andelman about the Trump/Putin Summit open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I was honored to speak with David Andelman about the history of meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders. David has covered these since President Carter was in the White House.
Conversation with David Andelman about the Trump/Putin Summit
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at when President Dwight Eisenhower celebrated Jonas Salk for the discovery of the Polio vaccine in 1955.
From the History Books
President Dwight Eisenhower Celebrates Jonas Salk
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open.substack.com/live-stream/... I'll be joining @therickwilson.bsky.social today on Substack to discuss presidential power. I hope you'll be able to join.
LIVE SOON: Presidential Power with Rick Wilson
Starting Aug 13 at 2:00 PM EDT
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The Alternative Facts Presidency open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look at the Alternative Facts Presidency and what it means in historical context.
The Alternative Facts Presidency
In the earliest days of President Donald Trump’s first term, one of the stories that seemed like a distraction (a bright shiny object in the terminology of the period) had to do with the size of the c...
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Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @profmsinha.bsky.social joined The Long View to discuss her important book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920.
Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I look back to 2015 when President Obama went on @marcmaron.bsky.social WTF to show Democrats how the new media was a vital platform for communication.
From the History Books
When President Obama Went on "WTF with Marc Maron"
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No More Pillow Fights open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I discussed why Democrats should consider playing hardball when it comes to the Texas redistricting plan.
No More Pillow Fights
What Will Democrats Do in Response to the Texas Redistricting?
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at the battle over the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. @citizencohn.bsky.social
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President Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Medicare and Medicaid into Law (1965)
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Where’s The Rest of the Outrage? open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In the Long View, I take a look at all the things the GOP is not angry about and what it says about the party.
Where’s The Rest of the Outrage?
What The Party's Silence Beyond the Epstein Files Says about the GOP
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President Trump's approval rating has dropped to a 37% among U.S. adults, according to a new Gallup poll.
@samsteindc.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and @zelizer.bsky.social join Katy Tur to share their political analysis.
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@samsteindc.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and @zelizer.bsky.social join Katy Tur to share their political analysis.
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Trump's approval rating hits second-term low at 37%: Gallup poll
President Trump's approval rating has dropped to a 37% among U.S. adults, according to a new Gallup poll. This comes as there are growing calls from both Republicans and Democrats for the Trump admini...
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at the case of the comedian Lenny Bruce, a landmark in the history of the First Amendment.
From the History Books
When the Comedian Lenny Bruce Was Sentenced for....Making Jokes
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What else is being cut from health care? Interview with Jonathan Cohn open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @citizencohn.bsky.social and I discuss the administrative tactics POTUS is using to cut PEPFAR and other health care benefits, and why he is more successful this time than in 2017.
What else is being cut from health care? Interview with Jonathan Cohn
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Interview with Molly Jong-Fast about her book, How to Lose Your Mother open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Interview with Molly Jong-Fast about her book, How to Lose Your Mother
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Ihttps://open.substack.com/pub/julianzelizer/p/interview-with-professor-andrew-preston?r=csf0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false On The Long View, I spoke with Andrew Preston, author of an important new book, Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security.
Interview with Professor Andrew Preston, author of Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security
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open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I was honored to speak with @jonathancapehart.bsky.social about his powerful new book, Yet Here I Am. Fascinating book, fascinating conversation.
Interview with Jonathan Capehart, MSNBC and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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