Sean Wilentz is a professor of history at Princeton. His latest book, The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008, will be published in May by HarperCollins.

Blog Entries by Sean Wilentz

Barack Obama and the Unmaking of the Democratic Party

Posted May 23, 2008 | 06:40 PM (EST)


With her overwhelming victory in Kentucky on May 20, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has completed her sweep of the crucial primary states adjoining the Ohio River -- and the fight for the Democratic nomination has entered its final phases. Having picked up a net gain of nearly 140,000 votes...

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James Clyburn Happy to Play His Familiar Part Once More

Posted April 29, 2008 | 10:24 PM (EST)


Once again -- and for the last time -- the Democratic primary campaign has moved into a southern state, North Carolina, with a large African American population as well as a considerable university and college town liberal vote. Once again, the Barack Obama campaign and its supporters, fresh from a...

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Who's the Real Idealist, Hillary or Obama?

Posted December 12, 2007 | 04:14 PM (EST)


R. J. Eskow's article in the Huffington Post raises an important question about idealism and liberalism. But it's not the one he poses, nor as he frames it. First, it's essential to clear away the falsity of his accusations against me personally. He charges that a recent interview I...

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