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Op-Eds
A sampling of opinion pieces from 2018-2021:
"Lyndon Johnson’s Vision for Voting Rights Offers a Blueprint for Protecting Them," Washington Post, April 8, 2021
“Harassing the Biden Bus Could Backfire on the Republicans: In a Close Election, the Backlash Against Boorish Behavior Can Make an Impact,” Washington Post, November 2, 2020
“Our Leaders Can Look to Lyndon Johnson to See How to Minimize Damage Today,” Washington Post, May 31, 2020
“The Real Meaning of Memorial Day: Families that Endure the Loss of Service Members Deserve a Day of Collective Memory,” Washington Post, May 24, 2020
“What Democrats Need to Know to Win Latinos: To Avoid a Disappointing 2020 Turnout, the Party Needs to Understand the Nuances of the Latino Electorate,” New York Times, November 20, 2019 (with Arnold Garcia)
“Historians on Trump: We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This,” CNN, October 4, 2019 (with Lisa Cobbs, Ken Osgood, Jeremi Suri)
“Why It’s Wrong to Attack Joe Biden on Civil Rights, Washington Post, July 1, 2019
“President Johnson’s Private vs. Public Reaction to Martin Luther King’s Assassination,” Newsweek, April 3, 2018.
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