Julian Zelizer

From the History Books President Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Medicare and Medicaid into Law (1965)

From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at the battle over the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. @citizencohn.bsky.social

Where’s The Rest of the Outrage? What The Party's Silence Beyond the Epstein Files Says about the GOP

Where’s The Rest of the Outrage? open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In the Long View, I take a look at all the things the GOP is not angry about and what it says about the party.

Trump's approval rating hits second-term low at 37%: Gallup poll President Trump's approval rating has dropped to a 37% among U.S. adults, according to a new Gallup poll. This comes as there are growing calls from both Republicans and Democrats for the Trump admini...

President Trump's approval rating has dropped to a 37% among U.S. adults, according to a new Gallup poll.

@samsteindc.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and @zelizer.bsky.social join Katy Tur to share their political analysis.
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From the History Books When the Comedian Lenny Bruce Was Sentenced for....Making Jokes

From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at the case of the comedian Lenny Bruce, a landmark in the history of the First Amendment.

What else is being cut from health care? Interview with Jonathan Cohn A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

What else is being cut from health care? Interview with Jonathan Cohn open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @citizencohn.bsky.social and I discuss the administrative tactics POTUS is using to cut PEPFAR and other health care benefits, and why he is more successful this time than in 2017.

Interview with Molly Jong-Fast about her book, How to Lose Your Mother A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with Molly Jong-Fast about her book, How to Lose Your Mother open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Interview with Professor Andrew Preston, author of Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Ihttps://open.substack.com/pub/julianzelizer/p/interview-with-professor-andrew-preston?r=csf0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false On The Long View, I spoke with Andrew Preston, author of an important new book, Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security.

Interview with Jonathan Capehart, MSNBC and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I was honored to speak with @jonathancapehart.bsky.social about his powerful new book, Yet Here I Am. Fascinating book, fascinating conversation.

From the History Books Bob Dylan Records "Hurricane"

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Interview with Sam Tanenhaus about "Buckley: The Life And The Revolution That Changed America" A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with Sam Tanenhaus about "Buckley: The Life And The Revolution That Changed America" open.substack.com/pub/julianze... What an honor to interview Sam Tanenhaus on The Long View about his fantastic new biography of William Buckley. Enjoy.

From The History Books Surf’s Up: When James Watt Banned the Beach Boys from July 4th

From The History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On July 4, wouldn’t it be nice if nobody claimed to have a monopoly on patriotism? In The Long View, I take a look back at an earlier chapter in the culture wars—when Secretary of the Interior James Watt went after the Beach Boys.

Interview with Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic open.substack.com/pub/julianze... Duncan Hosie joined me on The Long View to discuss his new article in The Atlantic about the limits of liberal litigation.

Julian Zelizer on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/julianzelizer/p/what-will-the-big-and-budget-busting?r=csf0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false @Jonathan Cohn and I discussed the massive implicati...

substack.com/@julianzeliz... On The Long View, @citizencohn.bsky.social and I discussed how the budget bill will impact American health care policy.

The Patriot's Dream A Tale of Two Bills (1964 versus 2025)

The Patriot's Dream open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In the Long View, I write about Medicaid, the GOP, Bill Moyers, and the threat to LBJ's vision of a Great Society.

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Interview with Peter Baker, New York Times A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Enjoyed a great conversation with the super-smart historian Julian Zelizer today about the differences between Trump and other presidents -- my Substack debut. open.substack.com/pub/julianze...

Interview with Michael Waldman, The Brennan Center A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with Michael Waldman, The Brennan Center open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @mawaldman.bsky.social joined The Long View to discuss today's SCOTUS decision. Don't miss this one. We even managed to overcome some technical difficulties! @brennancenter.org

From the History Books Network (1976)

From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... “Network” was a film that predicted a great deal about what would go wrong with the media. In The Long View, I take a look back at the film.

Interview with David Litt, author of It’s Only Drowning A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with David Litt, author of It’s Only Drowning open.substack.com/pub/julianze... Surfing, personal relations, politics? Sharks? My interview with former Obama speechwriter, author, and commentator, David Litt, about his new book, It’s Only Drowning.

Eric Foner’s “Reconstruction” (1988) While it may be easy to feel helpless about the state of national politics, it is good to remember that regular people have, at key moments in US history, taken it upon themselves to change the nation...

Eric Foner’s “Reconstruction” (1988) open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I wrote about one of my favorite books, Eric Foner's Reconstruction, and its ongoing lessons about American politics.

Libertarian Liberalism President Trump’s second term shatters any lingering claims that Republicans are the party of small government.

Libertarian Liberalism open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I look back at the liberal libertarian tradition and what it means in 2025.

Interview with Jonathan Cohn about Medicare A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Interview with Jonathan Cohn about Medicare open.substack.com/pub/julianze... Medicaid, ACA are all on the cusp of suffering through substantial cuts under the Republican bill. And Medicare as well. On The Long View, @citizencohn.bsky.social and I walked through the details.

Proud of my two students, @petercontibrown and @seanvanatta.bsky.social on their fantastic new book, Private Finance, Public Power. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Power Grab History Doesn’t Support President Trump’s Deployment of Federal Troops in LA

Power Grab open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In the The Long View, I take a look back at presidents using federal troops in the 1950s/1960s and the fundamental differences with what is happening today.

Chatted with my old professor Julian about what comes next! Give that a watch, and then join tonight for the big No Kings "What's Next" call! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Interview with Ezra Levin of Indivisible about what happened on No-Kings day and what comes next I spoke with Ezra Levin of Indivisible about what happened on No-Kings Day, how he thinks of the protests in historic context, and what comes next. Please take a listen and share.

Interview with @ezralevin.bsky.social about what happened on No-Kings Day, the historic context of the movement and what comes next. Please listen and share. open.substack.com/pub/julianze...

Live with Mark Whitaker discussing his new book about Malcolm X A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

Live with Mark Whitaker discussing his new book about Malcolm X open.substack.com/pub/julianze... Thanks to Mark Whitaker for joining The Long View to discuss his terrific new book on Malcolm X.

Kate Jewell, conversation about her book on the history of college radio A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

On The Long View, I spoke with @katejewell.bsky.social about her terrific book on the history of college radio. open.substack.com/pub/julianze...

Does the Electoral Connection Matter? Why Democrats Need a Better Playbook

Does the Electoral Connection Matter? open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I look at how the traditional electoral connection has changed in American politics and what that means for Democrats.