Claire Bond Potter

Claire Bond Potter is the Editorial Board's politics historian. A professor of historical studies at The New School for Social Research in New York City, she is the co-executive editor of Public Seminar and the publisher of Political Junkie. Follow her @TenuredRadical.

In Trump’s second act, say goodbye to public media

June 10, 2024 /

A conservative plan seeks to eliminate PBS, NPR, Pacifica, American Public Media, and sell off your local stations, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

June 3, 2024 /

Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Hush money isn’t a crime. Slush money is

May 18, 2024 /

Here’s a summary of where we are at halftime in the case against Donald Trump, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Crime is not on the rise. Why do so many Americans think it is?

May 3, 2024 /

Democrats are ceding the narrative, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Maga blots out democracy’s sun

April 10, 2024 /

Since the last solar eclipse, we have learned that Trumpism is a dangerous political religion that has no rules, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Podcast: Maga is the newest, and oldest, American myth

April 8, 2024 /

Claire Bond Potter interviews Richard Slotkin, author of “A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America.”

How a little girl named Virginia promotes Christian nationalism 

April 3, 2024 /

Promoting white supremacy on the down-low, writes Claire Potter.

Britt’s SOTU response contained several lies and one truth

March 12, 2024 /

Republican consultants are worried about the party’s extremist abortion policies, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Supreme Court’s GOP justices open the door to dictatorship

March 5, 2024 /

They would allow Trump to run for president until he dies, no matter how many insurrections he incites, writes Claire Bond Potter.

Are Trump-branded sneakers a new way to launder money?

February 29, 2024 /

The real gold in the golden kicks, writes Claire Bond Potter.