Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
Princeton Professor. Also—The Long View, Substack; Foreign Policy; NPR. New York Times Best Selling Author. https://julianzelizer.substack.com/
Julian Emanuel Zelizer is an American professor of political history and author at Princeton University. Zelizer focuses on the second half of the twentieth century and the twenty-first century, and has authored or co-authored several books about American political history. .. more
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Interview with John Fabian Witt, author of The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America
A recording from John Fabian Witt and Julian Zelizer's live video
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Smart questions from @zelizer.bsky.social in this conversation earlier today. Did the right co-opt progressives’ most generative 20th c tactics? #TheRadicalFund
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Julian Zelizer
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· Sep 12
Peniel Joseph, author of Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Peniel Joseph, author of Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I spoke with historian Peniel Joseph about his terrific new book, Freedom Season, about civil rights in 1963.
Julian Zelizer
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· Sep 10
Interview with Jim Newton, author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Jim Newton, author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I interviewed Jim Newton about his fantastic new biography about Jerry Garcia, Here Beside the Rising Tide.
Julian Zelizer
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· Sep 5
Interview with Amie Parnes, The Hill About Governor Newsom
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Amie Parnes, The Hill About Governor Newsom open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, Amie Parnes and I spoke about how Governor Newsom and other governors are finally fighting back against the Trump administration and defining party politics going into 2026.
Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Then and Now: Rosalynn Carter Gets 33 States to Require Vaccines for Schools vs. RFK’s Anti-Vax Crusade
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Then and Now: Rosalynn Carter Gets 33 States to Require Vaccines for Schools vs. RFK’s Anti-Vax Crusade open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On Then and Now, Jonathan Alter and I looked back to First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her campaign for school vaccines.
Julian Zelizer
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· Sep 5
Interview with Erik Loomis, historian, about President Trump’s attacks on the union movement
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Erik Loomis, historian, about President Trump’s attacks on the union movement open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I spoke with historian Erik Loomis about his article in the NYT about President Trump's attacks on collective bargaining.
Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
· Sep 5
From the History Books
Wag the Dog: When Hollywood and Politics Collided
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I took a look back at when Hollywood and politics collided with the film Wag the Dog.
Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Interview with Jonathan Cohn about the CDC, Vaccines, and More
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Jonathan Cohn about the CDC, Vaccines, and More open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, @citizencohn.bsky.social and I discussed the attack taking place on America's public health care system. #TheLongView
Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
· Aug 29
From the History Books
Dot-Com Hype, Dot-Com Wipeout, and the Saga of a Sock Puppet
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From the History Books
open.substack.com/pub/julianze... The Long View, I take a look back at the Dot-Com bubble of 2000 and the saga of a sock puppet.
open.substack.com/pub/julianze... The Long View, I take a look back at the Dot-Com bubble of 2000 and the saga of a sock puppet.
Julian Zelizer
@zelizer.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of The Acid Queen
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of The Acid Queen open.substack.com/pub/julianze... It was a pleasure to interview Susannah Cahalan on The Long View to discuss her book, The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary.
Julian Zelizer
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· Aug 26
Redistricting, Eliminating Mail-in Ballots, and “Show Your Papers”
The Threat to Voting Rights in 2025
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Redistricting, Eliminating Mail-in Ballots, and “Show Your Papers”
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Julian Zelizer
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· Aug 22
What ‘Jaws’ Teaches Us About America—Fifty Years On
There is danger lurking just beneath the water, and many Americans are still searching for their Chief Brody.
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/22/j... My new column for @foreignpolicy.com about Jaws fifty years later. Why did it resonate in the 1970s and continue to do so in 2025? #TheLongView
Julian Zelizer
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· Aug 22
From the History Books
Barbara Walters Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Live on TV, 1976
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From the History Books open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look back at when Barbara Walters broke through a glass ceiling on ABC.
Julian Zelizer
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· Aug 19
Why Presidential Emergency Powers Are Dangerous
How Trump 2.0 Has Expanded His Authority
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Why Presidential Emergency Powers Are Dangerous open.substack.com/pub/julianze... In The Long View, I take a look at the ways President Trump has used, and abused, emergency power. #TheLongView
Julian Zelizer
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· Aug 15
Conversation with David Andelman about the Trump/Putin Summit
A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video
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Conversation with David Andelman about the Trump/Putin Summit open.substack.com/pub/julianze... On The Long View, I was honored to speak with David Andelman about the history of meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders. David has covered these since President Carter was in the White House.