Dallas Did Not Kill JFK

The Texas Right May Crazy, But Blaming It For the Actions of a Crazed Communist Is Even Crazier

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the murder of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald has already produced, in addition to thoughtful commemorations of the tragedy, all-too-familiar attempts by some to smear the city in which the crime happened to take place. Not since Archduke Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo nearly a century ago have so many people persisted in trying to treat the scene of a crime as though it were somehow a culprit. Dallas, Texas, has spent generations trying to live down its unjust reputation as “the …

by Michael Lind | November 4, 2013

Call Off the Silly Hunt For ‘Centrism’

The American Political Center Is Dead—Not That It Ever Lived

by Michael Lind | September 9, 2013

As Washington contemplates intervention in Syria, pundits will undoubtedly seize on the high-minded debate, one that is not following predictable partisan lines, as a model to emulate across a range …

America’s Knottiest Quests

Talking Syria and a Political Center With General Wesley Clark, Public Intellectual Michael Lind, and Journalist Peter Beinart

Hosted by Anne-Marie Slaughter | September 5, 2013

Host Anne-Marie Slaughter is joined by General Wesley Clark, who oversaw the Kosovo campaign in the late ’90s, and shares his thoughts on what the Balkans can teach us about …

Hold Off On Buying Guns and Gold—For the Moment

But Do Prepare For Revolution, Says Michael Lind

June 26, 2012

The key division in American politics and economics right now isn’t between liberals and conservatives, Michael Lind told an audience at the Hammer Museum. It’s between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians. What …

Economic Recovery Room

Besides the End Of the Great Depression, What Historical Moment Should the U.S. Look Back To For Inspiration In Coming Out Of the Recession?

June 24, 2012

Boom-and-bust cycles are not new. Our economy has had to redefine itself a number of times throughout our history, as Michael Lind’s magisterial book Land of Promise reminds us. And …

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