1. This is a good enriching discussion from smart people (Foner, Hochschild, Katznelson, Wilentz) about Richard Hofstadter, but....https://twitter.com/LibraryAmerica/status/1316378082450829315 …
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5. Anyways, the new broadcast confirms my surmise that the book was edited in part with a view towards Trump being president. I think this was a mistake, since Hofstadter, although a great historian, misunderstood the revanchist right.
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6. The good news from the broadcast is that the LOA will do more volumes with other Hofstadter books. I can only hope that if Sean Wilentz is involved they provide him with an assistant who can check his poor editorial habits.
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