David Greenberg
Washington Post
New York, NY, United States
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Why Watergate is funny now in ‘White House Plumbers’
We now have enough distance from Watergate that we can find value in HBO's "White House Plumbers," a series that evokes sympathy for the beleaguered burglars. → Read More
Book review of Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality by Lily Geismer
Historian Lily Geismer critiques his policies, and the Democratic Party's shifts of the 1990s, while ignoring many of his successes. → Read More
Trump didn’t attempt a coup. He threw a temper tantrum that never had a chance.
Despite liberal hysteria, our institutions have held. → Read More
A Joe Biden biography with a few surprises
Evan Osnos portrays a shrewder, more mature Biden than many are used to seeing. → Read More
Why Biden’s VP pick is different from any other
The No, 2 has always been ‘a heartbeat away.’ But political considerations have generally taken precedence over readiness. → Read More
Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?
The 41st president put self-interest over principle time and time again. → Read More
America’s Forgotten Pogroms
In the 1940s, a right-wing group terrorized Jewish communities in Boston and New York while authorities looked the other way. Could it happen again? → Read More
The Time a President Stoked a Protest So He Could Play the ‘Law and Order’ Card
Running against Democratic ‘mobs’ has worked for Republicans in the past. → Read More
Stop Talking About the 25th Amendment. It Won’t Work on Trump.
And it might just set off a constitutional crisis. → Read More
David Greenberg says the left is distorting the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party
Bill Clinton/Obama centrism is out. The fight now is between liberals and leftists. → Read More
The left’s misleading attacks on liberal Democrats
How the left distorts the fight for the Democratic Party. → Read More
Book review of Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump by Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Pfeiffer, Obama’s former communications director, combines lighthearted memories with media critiques. → Read More
Here’s What Happened the Last Time the Left Got Nasty
History shows why Democrats shouldn’t take the low road. → Read More
How Supreme Court Nominations Lost Their Apolitical Pretense
It used to be that nobody would admit to opposing a nominee for ideological reasons. Should we be happy that illusion is over? → Read More
Book review of The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America by Sarah E. Igo
Sarah E. Igo explores the history of privacy in America. → Read More
Truth isn’t always as firm as we think it is
Hector Macdonald argues that what we believe is true is just a partial, or selective, truth. → Read More
TV Gave Us the Modern State of the Union. Then It Killed It.
Today, the ritual seems to be waning in importance. → Read More
What Happens When Americans Try to Psychoanalyze Their Leaders
The impulse is natural, but the results aren’t pretty. → Read More
Why We Shouldn’t Let the #MeToo Movement Change History
Some argue Bill Clinton should have resigned over the Lewinsky scandal. They’re getting it all wrong. → Read More
Better spin doctors can’t save Trump
He needs policy achievements and better substance. → Read More