Did the Constitution Pave the Way for Emancipation? (review of James Oakes' 'The Crooked Path to Abolition') The NationRichard KreitnerOctober 6, 2021slavery, constitution, civil war, reconstruction, history, book reviews
Now Is Not the Time for Unity The NationRichard KreitnerJanuary 15, 2021secession, presidents, articles of confederation
What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity (interview with Stephen Skowronek) The NationRichard KreitnerOctober 12, 2020presidents, interviews, trump, elections, history
Let’s Not Forget Socialism in the Resurrection of Socialist Art The NationRichard KreitnerMay 12, 2016art, socialism, history
Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? The NationRichard KreitnerMarch 10, 2016art, gentrification, parks, history, the west, rivers
Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics The NationRichard KreitnerFebruary 8, 2016elections, constitution, articles of confederation
Vigilance: On the Underground Railroad (review of Eric Foner’s Gateway to Freedom) The NationRichard KreitnerMay 11, 2015slavery, civil war, abolitionism, book reviews
On the Centennial of The New Republic The NationRichard KreitnerNovember 24, 2014liberalism, book reviews
Burning Down the House (review of two books on the Chelsea Hotel) The NationRichard KreitnerJuly 7, 2014book reviews, new york city, literature, art, gentrification, capitalism, music
The Sons of Revolution and Steerage: On Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia (review of Mason Williams’ 'City of Ambition') The NationRichard KreitnerMay 6, 2013socialism, new york city, liberalism, photography, federalism, book reviews
First We Stake Manhattan: On the New York City Grid Plan (review of Marguerite Holloway’s The Measure of Manhattan) The NationRichard KreitnerApril 5, 2013new york city, history, book reviews, parks
My Lai Rules (review of Nick Turse’s Kill Anything That Moves) The NationRichard KreitnerFebruary 13, 2013war and peace, book reviews
"Lincoln," Thaddeus Stevens, and Why American Politics Still Needs Radicals The NationRichard KreitnerDecember 10, 2012civil war, film, slavery, reconstruction, presidents, history