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Robert S. McElvaine

Historian Robert S. McElvaine teaches at Millsaps College. He is the author of "Eve’s Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History." His latest book, "The Times They Were a-Changin’ – 1964: The Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn," has just been published.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joe Biden and Lyndon B. Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Biden’s first two years: He could be a president on par with FDR and LBJ

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s idiotic “trading cards” are the last straw for Republicans — but in God’s name, why?

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A man scowls as he confronts a pro-choice demonstrator outside a pregnancy center in Little Rock. (Greg Smith/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women’s freedom threatens male supremacy

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Vladimir Putin and Mohammad Bin Salman (Getty Images/Salon)

OPEC’s October Surprise: Higher gas prices a boon to Putin, the Saudis — and Republicans

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and Paul Gosar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Who’s a “conservative”? Not these folks — the word has become meaningless

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Freedom school teacher Liz Fusco with students- Ruleville, Mississippi. 1964 (Tracy Sugarman/Jackson State University via Getty Images)

A short history of fake history: Why fighting for the truth is critical

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Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Seven days in July: America’s moment of political climate change

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A Black Lives Matter flag waves in front of a fire at the North Precinct Police building in Portland, Oregon on September 6, 2020. - Protestors are marching for an end to racial inequality and police violence. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Racism, policing, politics and violence: How America in 2022 was shaped by 1964

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The US Capitol building is seen as abortion rights activists protest in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2022, two days after the US Supreme Court scrapped half-century constitutional protections for the procedure. (SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)

Seven days in June: A coup more effective than Donald Trump’s

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