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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.

Articles by this author

"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 · Aug 28, 2017

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 · Apr 4, 2017

Let Bernie Be

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

Bernard Weisberger · Jun 13, 2016

What One Historian Wishes Bernie Sanders Said About Being a Socialist

Bernard Weisberger · Oct 15, 2015

For Immigrants – And All of Us – A Time to Fight

Bernard Weisberger · Sep 15, 2015

Congress’s Cat Burglars Are Pulling a Fast One on TPP

Bill Moyers · Jun 23, 2015

Fast-Track Derails Democracy

Bill Moyers · Jun 15, 2015

Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown by (John Trumbull, 1797).

Celebrate the Revolution — And Keep It Going

Bill Moyers · Jul 4, 2014

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