Articles by Michael Barone
Southern Man
Shifting Political Parties
Flyover Country Blues
The Democratic Party must show more respect for people like the Trump Democrats.
The Last New Dealer
Hubert Humphrey played a critical role in the rise and decline of 20th-century liberalism.
When the Going Was Good
Deconstructing the economics of the post-war boom.
The Language of Liberty
A review of Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World, by Daniel Hannan.
Errand in the Wilderness
A review of The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America—The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 (Vintage), by Bernard Bailyn
The Unheavenly City
A review of Detroit: An American Autopsy, by Charlie LeDuff
Band of Brothers
A review of A Nation Forged in War: How World War II Taught Americans to Get Along, by Thomas Bruscino.
Kicking Nixon Around
Reconsidering Nixon's presidency and legacy.
Land of the Free
A retelling of American history, warts and all.
The Year Liberalism Died
American liberalism died in 1980.