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Robin Lindley

Robin Lindley is a Seattle writer and attorney, and the features editor for the History News Network. His work has also appeared in Writer's Chronicle, Moyers.com, Huffington Post, Crosscut, Documentary, and other publications.

"Waiting Room for White Only" (AP)

How a racist is made — and unmade

Robin Lindley

Donald Trump; Steve Martin in "Little Shop of Horrors" (Reuters/Jim Bourg/Salon)

“A sadistic dentist eager to make us feel pain”: Why low-information voters fall for Donald Trump

Robin Lindley

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz (AP/Reuters/Gary Cameron/Joe Skipper/Jose Luis Magana)

“Delusional and reflexive invocations of American exceptionalism”: What the GOP field won’t admit about our history may make everything worse

Robin Lindley