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Bernard Weisberger

Bernard A. Weisberger is a historian who has been by turns a university professor, an editor of American Heritage and a collaborator on several film documentaries with journalist Bill Moyers.

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"Friends say to me that I shouldn't exaggerate and see black- or brown-shirted thugs under every rock. And my answer is: 'Could you really have imagined even a year ago that Donald Trump would be elected president?' Weisberger writes.

A Fire Bell in the Night

Contemplating the grave ramifications of the Arpaio pardon.

Bernard Weisberger ·

Resurrecting Another ‘Big Lie’: The Myth of Social Security as ‘Ponzi Scheme’

This especially ugly lie resurfaces periodically like the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman and is just as devoid of proof, but at least those fakes are harmless.

Bernard Weisberger ·

Let Bernie Be

Democratic Party leaders' efforts to get Sanders to knuckle under are premature and anti-democratic.

Bernard Weisberger ·

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