Tag: Doug Rossinow

February 27, 2015

The Legacies of Reaganism and Reagan — Doug Rossinow

“Reagan was not a stupid man, but he sometimes took refuge in stu­pid lies.”–Doug Rossinow

February 26, 2015

The Pop Culture of the Reagan Era — Doug Rossinow

“There was nothing new about the search for exhilaration and satisfaction. But in the 1980s, that quest took forms shaped by Reaganism’s celebration of money, power, and fame. By the decade’s later years, the era’s quest for gratification had burned...

February 25, 2015

Reaganism and the Rise of the Carceral State — Doug Rossinow

Doug Rossinow, author of “The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s,” on the role of Reaganism in the war on drugs and the rise of the carceral state.

February 24, 2015

An Interview with Doug Rossinow, author of The Reagan Era

“We still live in the world Reagan and Reaganites made.”—Doug Rossinow The following is an interview with Doug Rossinow, author of The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s. Question: Were the 1980s really “the Reagan era”? Is it possible...

January 27, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Eric Walrond, The Reagan Era, Spirals, Cold War Modernists, and More New Books!

New books this week include a biography of Harlem Renaissance writer Eric Walrond; A look back at the lows and highs of the Reagan era; and an elegant analysis of spirals in 20th century literature and art.